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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. What does Aunt Betty give the hobo in addition to the food and milk?
2. What does Beverly reveal about Santa Claus?
3. How much does Papa need to pay off his gambling debts?
4. According to Mama, who picked the tablecloth used at the dinner after Hilly's funeral?
5. What kind of coat is Papa wearing when he goes outside the morning after Mama comes to look for him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Father Dalias say when Lark confesses that she's killed a baby?
2. Describe the letter Hilly writes to Lark in which he talks about the book HEIDI.
3. What are some of the ideas Mama, Aunt Betty, and Lark share about the new house while they're putting up the Christmas tree?
4. How does Christmas change for the family after the plans emerge to go to California?
5. What does Lark do when it's time for Communion and what does that prompt Papa to do?
6. What does Papa say to Lark when he comes into the bedroom to get a handkerchief and how does Lark respond?
7. What does Lark hear Mrs. Wheeler reveal to Mrs. Stillman?
8. Where does Lark think Mama and Aunt Betty are going, and what is later discovered about their real intentions?
9. What is the argument Mama and Papa have over whether to buy a car or a house? What are the arguments of each?
10. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
List the jobs held by at least five of the characters of the story. How are the jobs similar? Different? What does each say about the personalities of the characters?
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of the Catholic Church in this story? What does Lark believe about the Catholic Church? How and why does this attitude change? Can you predict what role the Church will play in Lark's later life? Support your predictions.
Essay Topic 3
What is the "Sin Notebook" kept by Lark? Why is she so interested in keeping track and identifying sins? Why is she worried that gambling is a sin?
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