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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. Who does the grandmother tell the children the person she has whipped at the beginning of Chapter 5 committed crimes against?
2. What is the title of Chapter 9?
3. What is the title of Chapter 2?
4. What wing of the mansion do the children find they will live in, once they arrive at their grandparents' house?
5. What did the Mother's mother say her children would become if she married Christopher?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the layout of the attic first described in the book?
2. What is the nature of the list of rules the grandmother gives the children on their first day at Foxworth Hall?
3. How does Chris help Cathy deal with the twins in Chapter 7?
4. Describe the condition of the Mother at the beginning of Chapter 5.
5. How do the children react to the grandmother's demand that they study the Bible?
6. What does the Dollanganger children's mother tell them about her father in Chapter 1?
7. What happens when the children play hide and seek in the attic during winter?
8. How is the Dollanganger family's trip to Virginia described in the book?
9. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?
10. How does Cathy react when she learns her mother is having a baby in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the author's portrayal of selfishness in the book. What is telling of the mother's character based on her acts of selfishness in the book?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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