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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 Son learn about June's estate?

2. Why does Son get angry at Sissy for going to the river?

3. How does Son convince Rose to stay at the farmhouse?

4. What does Thomas leave with Sissy before he goes?

5. What does Rose offer to do for Sissy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Son's girlfriend, Cecilia, die, and why does he feel such guilt about it?

2. What does Sissy realize about her mother when they are driving in the car?

3. What does Thomas leave for Sissy before he goes?

4. Who is the sole beneficiary of June's estate?

5. Who is Lorraine and how does Sissy meet her?

6. What does Rose do after the family moves into the farmhouse?

7. What is the reason that Rose stays so distant from Sissy?

8. What is the nature of the relationship between Sissy and Rose at this point in time?

9. What perspective does Sissy take on people leaving after Thomas is gone?

10. When did Sissy learn that she was not adopted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leaving is an important theme in THE PATRON SAINT OF LIARS. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

Abandonment seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of abandonment? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the lives of the characters? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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