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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 Rose ask Corrine to do for her the first time she meets her in Part I?

2. Which bartender does Corrine routinely talk to at one of her favorite bars?

3. What is Mary Rose's husband's name?

4. How does Robert Whitehead feel about Mary Rose's choice to help Gloria Ramirez?

5. What does Gloria change her name to after the rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Debra Ann want most in the world that she asks her paper fortune-teller?

2. In Part I, what object gives Mary Rose comfort as she opens the door to Gloria Ramirez?

3. In Part I, what is one major reason why Gloria changes her name to Glory after her rape?

4. What does Mary Rose do at the church meeting in Part II that makes many in the town turn against her?

5. In Part II, what does Ginny briefly consider before leaving town?

6. In Part I, what piece of advice from her uncle does Gloria remember as she tries to escape from Dale Strickland?

7. In Part I, what does Mary Rose Whitehead think will be one of her happiest moments when she is on her deathbed?

8. In Part I, why does Debra Ann like coming to the Shepard house so much?

9. In Part I, how does Potter handle the event of his own death in regards to Corrine?

10. What injury does Jesse Belden have that made it so that he did not notice Debra Ann coming into his hiding place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Corrine determined to keep herself apart from the women who are active in the church group in Odessa, and how is Corrine different from all of those women in her attitudes, actions and outlook? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Jesse and Debra Ann get along so well - and have such a strong and enduring connection - despite their age and gender differences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the parallels Wetmore draws between Gloria's rape and the desecration and destruction of the land around Odessa due to the oil trade, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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