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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 kind of school does the Mother tell her children she is enrolling in?

2. What kind of children does the Mother tell them they are in Chapter 6?

3. What does Cathy begin noticing about Chris in Chapter 8?

4. What is the first thing the children decide to do to make the attic more suitable?

5. How old is the Dollanganger children's father when he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Dollanganger children's mother do at her husband's desk just after his death?

2. What happens when the children play hide and seek in the attic during winter?

3. How is the Dollanganger family's trip to Virginia described in the book?

4. How does the grandmother show a small amount of compassion towards the children in Chapter 8?

5. How does the Dollanganger children's father die in the book?

6. How does the mother tell the children she plans on earning a living in Chapter 6?

7. What do Chris and Cathy realize about their bodies in Chapter 8?

8. How is the schoolroom the children find in the attic described?

9. How do the children react to the grandmother's demand that they study the Bible?

10. How does the mother describe the children's father the first time she met him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wealth is an important theme throughout much of the book and controls how many of the characters act. Part 1.) What role does money play in the mother's life and why does she appear to need it so badly? Part 2.) How does the grandmother use her wealth as a way of controlling the Mother and the children? Part 3.) Based on the impact wealth plays in the lives of the book's characters, what conclusion might the author want the reader to come to regarding the nature of wealth?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of death that is presented in the book. What impact did Cory's death have on you as the reader? What does the mother's reaction to his death say about her ultimate motivations at the mansion?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of sex that is portrayed in the book. How do Chris and Cathy's views of sex become misconstrued when they are forced to teach themselves about the act together?

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