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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 Mary do when she hears that Ethan owns the store?

2. What did Marullo do when he was deported?

3. What does Margie strive to maintain in her life?

4. What does Ethan put in his pocket before leaving the house after hearing about Allen's speech being discredited?

5. Whom does Margie want to release from the pain of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Baker do and say when he sees Ethan after hearing about Danny's death?

2. Why does Ethan say he does not want to run for the town manager's office?

3. What does Ethan say July usually is?

4. What place did Allen take in the essay contest, and why is Ethan so surprised by this?

5. What does Stoney tell Ethan after he talks to Biggers for the first time since owning the store?

6. What does Mr. Baker say he would do for Ethan if he finds Danny?

7. What does Margie say to Ethan while he is on a walk after Allen's party?

8. How does Mary respond when she hears that Ethan now owns the store?

9. What did Ethan plan to do to make people believe he was in the bathroom during the robbery?

10. What does Margie offer to do for Ethan and Mary on the day Ethan learns he now owns the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

How does Ellen's relationship with her brother change over the course of the plot, and what is the main event that causes their feelings about each other to change so dramatically?

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