The Liars' Club Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Liars' Club Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 was the name of the town where Charlie and Pete first met?

2. Who jumped into the water and wrestled Lecia back to shore, despite the jellyfish wrapped around her leg?

3. How did Lecia react when she heard the news that Grandma Moore had passed away?

4. What part of his body did Pete claim his father broke before his death?

5. Why did Charlie bring Mary to the hospital the day after Grandma Moore's surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Karr family react when Lecia was attacked by the jellyfish at the beach?

2. How did the Karr family cope when they were all struck with insomnia at the same time?

3. What was Lecia's reaction to the news that Grandma Moore had died?

4. In what ways did Mary try to care for her father when he came to live with the family after being released from the hospital?

5. How did Mary know her relationship with her neighbors in Texas was beginning to change?

6. Why did Mary begin to compulsively check the mailbox after Father's Day?

7. What image did Mary see when she went to the hospital to visit her grandmother after the surgery on her leg?

8. Who were Tex and Belinda?

9. How did Charlie react to the news that Mary's school wanted to advance her through the reading program at an accelerated rate?

10. How did both Charlie and Pete deliver the news to their daughters that they were getting a divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout her childhood, Mary came face-to-face with a lot of violence. First, choose one scene of violence from Mary's childhood and describe it. What brought this violence about? What was Mary's reaction to the violence? Then, compare / contrast that to another scene of violence in Mary's childhood. How do these two scenes show the growth of Mary's character and explain her relationship with violence as an answer to problems?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main issues Mary struggled with throughout her childhood was feeling competitive with her sister, Lecia. First, explain the relationship between Mary and Lecia in their early childhood. What elements of their personalities were pitted against each other for competition? Then, explain how the relationship between Mary and Lecia changed when their mother was committed. How did the competitive nature of the relationship between the two sister alter once their mother was no longer in the home? Be sure to include at least two examples of scenes from the memoir to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Books become an important method of escape for Mary during her violent and troubled childhood. One book in particular, Dracula, is especially important to her. First, describe how Mary was first introduced to the book, Dracula. Then, give examples of at least two scenes in the memoir in which Mary uses metaphors from the book to explain her psychology. Finally, explain whether or not you believe the book Dracula is a good metaphor for Mary's life and why. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your argument.

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