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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 technique is used in the phrase "those big willows with the wild grape hanging on to them like monkeys' shaggy arms" (63)?
2. When Enid thinks about the happy lives of the nearby cows, what else does she think of?
3. What does Enid remember telling her mother about that her mother later convinced her was just a dream?
4. Where does Enid usually sleep at the Quinns' house?
5. What does Mrs. Quinn find on the front-room table?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the immediate aftereffects that Mrs. Quinn's confession has on Enid.
2. Why does Enid not stay with families through the funerals for their loved ones who have died in her care?
3. How does Mrs. Quinn become more difficult to please as the summer wears on?
4. What does Mrs. Quinn do once the murder is over?
5. What does Rupert find on the front seat of Mr. Willens's car, and what does Mrs. Quinn think about it?
6. What is so troubling to Enid about the dreams she begins having in the summer?
7. In the days following Mrs. Quinn's death, what behavior does Enid's mother notice, and what is her theory about Enid's distress?
8. How does Enid get a reputation as a "saint," and what role does her mother play in this process (44)?
9. Why has Enid dressed up for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?
10. What is Rupert's reaction to what he sees happening between his wife and Mr. Willens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you trace the development of a thematic motif from the introduction throughout the rest of the story. Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that evaluates the role that repressed sexuality plays in "The Love of a Good Woman." Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about what "The Love of a Good Woman" conveys about the moral compromises that adulthood entails. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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