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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. How does Del get a part in the operetta?

2. Bella is given the job because it only requires the skills of someone ____________________________.

3. Which of the following is not usual behavior between boys and girls at school at Del's age?

4. What is the beginning of the end of Del's friendship with Naomi?

5. Where do Del and Naomi find a book about sex?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of Miss Farris and Mr. Boyce a few years after the operetta?

2. What is happening to Del in this section?

3. How does Del respond to Mr. Chamberlain's advances?

4. What is the nature of the foreshadowing presented in this chapter regarding Mr. Chamberlain?

5. What is the scenario when Mr. Chamberlain first behaves inappropriately toward Del?

6. How does Del feel about Frank Wales after the operetta?

7. Who is Art Chamberlain?

8. What happens to Del after she and Naomi and their dates continue their evening at a hotel?

9. Where is Del in her life in the epilogue?

10. What story does the epilogue tell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the girls and women in Del's life. What role do they serve in her development? How does Del manage through the ups and downs with each of the girls and women in her life? What do they all have in common? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Del's story takes place in 1940s rural Canada. Project Del's character 70 years into the future. How different would she be if she were a 21st century character living in rural character? What would she be like if she were a 21st century character living in a metropolitan area?

Essay Topic 3

As you might expect from the title, the author provides the perspective of how girls and women view the world. Choose two situations in the book which also involve men or boys and create a brief synopsis of how the males viewed the same situations.

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