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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes with Maureen in the taxi the night Maureen goes into labor?

2. What is Maureen sick with the night Harrold proposes?

3. What was Mary's name before she changed it?

4. Who is the main character of the story?

5. What is Everett Shed's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harrold's father treat Harrold and Maureen when they visit him in Rhode Island?

2. How does Everett Shed describe the town of St. Hilaire and his role in it when he is interviewed by Helen?

3. How does Harrold react when Maureen has a cold and indicates she wants to be by herself one evening?

4. What does Mary think of the cottage Julia shows her on the point?

5. What role does alcohol play in Maureen and Harrold's relationship?

6. When is the first time Mary sees Jack Strout?

7. Describe the setting of St. Hilaire.

8. What is one positive memory of Mary's childhood in Chicago?

9. What happens when Maureen goes into labor?

10. Is Muriel Noyers sympathetic to Maureen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mary choose St. Hilaire as a place to hide from Harrold? What does she come to feel about this place, especially the cottage by the water? Does she seem to heal while she is there? How so?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mary's decision-making process when she decides to kill Harrold. What other alternatives does she explore and discard before she decides to kill him with Jack's gun? What does she believe she will never have if he lives?

Essay Topic 3

What role does alcohol play in Harrold's violent temper? Does he not remember hitting Maureen? How does he act the next morning after he has abused her?

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