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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 does Tom react when he learns that Ginny has fired Florrie?

2. Where is the only place that Ginny feels she can get any peace?

3. What does Ginny ask of the person to whom she writes the letter?

4. What do Tom and Ginny do to work on repairing their marriage?

5. Who dies from having a stroke and then falling on an ax?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the blinding smoke a metaphor for Ginny and Tom's marriage?

2. On what topic is Florrie especially annoyed with Lily?

3. How do Ginny and Tom experience a "baptism of fire" when their land catches on fire?

4. What does Ginny reveal to Locke in the letter about their father and the hypocrisy in the family?

5. When does the demon spirit come to visit Ginny and what effect is it having on Tom now?

6. Why are Tom's rants about taking care of people exposed to typhoid so ironic?

7. Why does Ginny feel as if she is fighting for her place in the family regarding Florrie's help?

8. How does Ginny feels that she has shunned the way of the church by working with Tom

9. What is the nature of the dream that Ginny has regarding Thurman Johnson?

10. Explain what Tom does when Ginny refuses to stay home from the revival and what his motivations might have been.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Ginny and her family. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 2

What is Ginny's truest pleasure as she notes it at the end of the book? Does the author surprise you with the answer? What else could be construed as a great pleasure for Ginny? Is she surprised herself when she learns what it is?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the voices Ginny hears. When does she typically hear them? What is going on in Ginny's life when she hears the strange voices?

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