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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 is the color of the coat that Rachel wears that bleeds out onto her white dress when it rained?

2. What event does Rachel's mother always listen to on the radio?

3. What does Dillon do with the skull given to her by Fred?

4. Rachel's boyfriend's family is from which Southern city?

5. What game does Dillon play with Jackie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dillon feel compelled to lead the strike in spite of the trouble between him and Rachel?

2. How is Jackie like her mother in that she falls in love with a man she cannot have?

3. How does Dillon begin to act bolder when Rachel is grieving for her mother?

4. What is Appalachia and what does Rachel surprisingly udiscover about it?

5. How do Dillon's disappointments by people he idolizes impact his behavior?

6. What makes Rachel ultimately surrender to her love for Dillon?

7. What reasons do Dillon and Fiona have for not wanting Rachel to go away to nursing school?

8. What possibilities does Arthur Lee consider doing when Rachel tells him that she loves Dillon?

9. How does Tony treat Jackie when Rachel takes her very ill mother to the hospital?

10. What does little Jackie recall about Dillon's visits to see her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Giardina end the story on a note of hope for Jackie or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with flawed relationships and evolving trends and ways of life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Giardina is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Jackie. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Jackie?

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