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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 is the condition of Sid's barn?

2. Why has Charity had some trees cut down?

3. What does Charity do when she sees the Morgans?

4. Who offers Larry a job?

5. For what reason does Sally express regret?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author extend the Adam and Eve metaphor in this chapter?

2. What happens to the relationship between the Morgans and the Langs during World War II?

3. How is Charity managing her illness?

4. How does the author use the Adam and Eve metaphor to advance the plot?

5. How does Charity maintain control even though her death is imminent?

6. Explain how Charity's simplistic view of life is in contrast to both Sid and the Langs?

7. Explain the method that Sally has of categorizing her memories.

8. Why is this chapter the climax of the book?

9. To what does Larry compare the drowning mouse he comes across while searching for Sid?

10. Why does Sid not want to go on the family picnic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Charity wants to model her marriage and household after her mother's style. What are some of Charity's expectations? What happens when the expectations fall short?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the state of Sid's barn wood shop and home office. How does the state of his rooms mirror the state of his spirit? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the similarities of Sid and Charity's backgrounds. What insecurities do they share? What confidences do they share? How have their backgrounds made them into the people they are today?

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