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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. Where does Loretta rent a room?
2. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?
3. Why do Jules, Maureen, and Betty fail to bond with their parents?
4. What does Jules do when he finds Bernard?
5. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Maureen write about one of her other professors?
2. What is the result of Jules's and Nadine's adventure?
3. What is Loretta's situation at the beginning of the novel?
4. How does Loretta deal with Maureen's condition?
5. What is happening to Maureen as she begins to come out of her catatonia?
6. What happens to Loretta after Howard's death?
7. What is Jules's living situation in Chapter 6 of the third book?
8. Who is helping Maureen to come out of her catatonia?
9. How does Jules reunite with Nadine?
10. What state is Maureen in as a result of her attack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Howard dies, Jules struggles to remember anything about him, and knows only that he doesn't want to suffer the same fate with his own children. Why do you think this is so? Does Jules know why he feels this way about his father? Do you think he has a plan for how to avoid this fate with his children? What are some factors that contributed to Jules' lack of a relationship with his father? How might Jules remedy these problems with his own children? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Violence is another prominent theme throughout the course of the novel. How do violent actions, perpetuated by the main characters and others, affect the lives of the main characters? What changes occur as a result of these actions? Why does the theme of violence seem so closely related with the theme of poverty? Do you think that a less poverty-stricken lifestyle would have resulted in less violence in the lives of the main characters? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Maureen went to college in hopes of bettering her situation. Did she get what she wanted? If her plan was to marry someone who could take care of her, why bother going to college? Do you think she was better off with the choice she made, to marry Jim and have him take care of her? Or do you think it would have been better if she had finished school, gotten a job, and taken care of herself? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
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