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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. In Chapter 25, how old is Verna McCullough?

2. In Chapter 20, how much time does the jailer allow Alice to bring Margery fresh clothes?

3. What does Fred show Alice at the end of Chapter 20?

4. What book is found by Clem McCullough's body?

5. In Chapter 18, on what day of the week does Alice realize that Margery is pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like in jail for Margery?

2. In Chapter 16, where does Fred send Izzy?

3. In Chapter 26, where does Alice go before the trial begins and what does she take with her?

4. How does Margery realize that Van Cleve is responsible for the flooding?

5. What does Fred learn about Alice and Bennett's marriage in Chapter 27, and why does the news make him happy?

6. What experience does Sophia have as a midwife?

7. What is closed on the first day of the trial?

8. Where does Sven go in Chapter 23?

9. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

10. How and when does Alice realize that Margery is pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pastor McIntosh comes to talk with Alice about returning to the Van Cleve’s home. What does the conversation reveal about hypocrisy? Are McIntosh and Van Cleve hypocrites?

Essay Topic 2

What type of man does Bennett seem to be? How is he similar to his father and how is he different from his father?

Essay Topic 3

Margery is put on trial for McCullough’s death. Is she presumed to be innocent or guilty? How solid is the evidence that McCullough was murdered? Does it seem possible as the trial beings that Margery will receive a fair and just trial?

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