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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. How much is Lark's allowance?
2. What does Mama look for in her purse?
3. Which is Lark's favorite jelly bean?
4. According to Mama, who picked the tablecloth used at the dinner after Hilly's funeral?
5. What is at the top of Lark's Christmas list?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Christmas change for the family after the plans emerge to go to California?
2. What is the effect of Aunt Betty's affair on Grandma, and what does Mama say about Grandma's reaction?
3. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?
4. Why does Papa say that Lark has to fear God? What example does he give her in an attempt to prove it?
5. What does Father Dalias say when Lark confesses that she's killed a baby?
6. Describe the letter Hilly writes to Lark in which he talks about the book HEIDI.
7. What is the argument Mama and Papa have over whether to buy a car or a house? What are the arguments of each?
8. What is Papa's last-ditch effort to try to get Mama to remain? What are the reactions of Mama and Lark?
9. Describe the opening conversation between Lark and Mama when Lark reaches her seat.
10. Briefly describe the visit Lark makes to Hilly and his reaction to her gift.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the two main themes of this story? Give examples of each and explain their roles in the lives of the characters.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Lark come to believe she's responsible for the death of Marjorie Ann? How does she come to know she's not? How do the two pieces of knowledge affect her?
Essay Topic 3
Describe where Lark and her family live. How does that compare with where Kathleen lives? With where Beverly lives? With where Sally lives? With where her Aunt Betty lives prior to the birth of her baby?
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