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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 are Marianne's last thoughts as she leaves Abelove's office?

2. What has been happening to Marianne since her father's death?

3. What has been happening with Corrine since her husband's death?

4. Why does Judd finally leave home?

5. In the chapter titled, "Gone," what does Judd admit doing with his father's ashes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, after Marianne admits she is in love with Abelove, doesn't she want to accept his proposal?

2. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

3. In the chapter, "Tears," what is it that Marianne is patiently waiting for?

4. What does Marianne think will happen when she goes to her Grandmother Hauseman's funeral?

5. What is it that Marianne fears about people making too much of her, worrying about her, or touching her?

6. What happens when Judd tries to protect his mother from his father's abuse?

7. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?

8. What bothers Judd the most after his father's death when they go to scatter his ashes?

9. At what kind of place in her life is Corrine as she plans for the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

10. Why does Marianne run away from the Green Isle Co-Op without a word to anyone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were many nicknames for the characters in the novel. What can be told about each of the characters at various points in their lives by the nicknames that are used?

Essay Topic 2

In what way is Mike Jr.'s leaving different from the way Michael Sr. left his family when he was a teen? In what ways is it the same?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Marianne drawn to the Green Isle Co-Op to the point that she is willing to give up her college education to work more there? Is the Co-Op filling some kind of void in her life? Is it the feeling of accomplishment? In contrast, why does Patrick feel so negatively about Marianne working at the Co-Op? Does he think she is too good to work while in college? What seems to upset him the most?

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