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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 Potter say when Corrine says she wants to go back to teaching?
2. Why is Corrine angry with Alice?
3. Where did Jesse drive to Texas from in January?
4. What did Ginny used to let Debra Ann do when it was just the two of them that Debra Ann loved?
5. Why is Mary Rose crying so hard as the storm approaches?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, what does Corrine do with Jon Ledbetter and why does Jon need this from Corrine?
2. In Part IV, what happens to the woman in Debra Ann's story that she tells to Jesse?
3. What story does Suzanne tell her daughter about her reaction to unwanted touching from a boy?
4. In Part III, what does Glory remember her Uncle Victor saying to her in the hospital when he first saw her after the rape?
5. In Part III, what understanding do Corrine and Potter come to about how Corrine will be happy after having Alice?
6. In Part III, what fantasies does Glory have about things going differently with Dale Strickland?
7. What medical struggle is Suzanne dealing with in Part III?
8. Why does Corrine watch Aimee and the baby for Mary Rose in Part IV?
9. What does Corrine remember as one of the hardest times in her marriage to Potter?
10. How do the defense lawyer and the judge both treat Mary Rose when she testifies at Strickland's trial?
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
When Corrine and Potter take a trip in their truck to the mountains shortly after Alice's birth, their relationship changes in some profound ways. Write an essay exploring how Corrine's and Potter's relationship is different after this trip, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
One of the main themes running through Wetmore's novel is women's resilience and grit, especially when they are under extreme stress. Choose two to three female characters from the book and write an essay explaining how their lives embody and exemplify this theme.
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