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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 does Laurel listen for but never hear?

2. Why does Judge need to see the doctor?

3. What does the nurse tell Laurel and Fay not to do?

4. How do Fay and Laurel travel back to Mississippi?

5. Where did Fay and Judge get married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Part 2, Chapter 4 say about the characters of Laurel and Fay?

2. In Chapter 1, what causes the tensions between Laurel and Fay?

3. What does the red paint on her father's desk represent to Laurel?

4. Why does Laurel have dinner with the bridesmaids?

5. How does Fay react to Judge's death?

6. Why did Judge call himself an optimist?

7. What does Laurel find that causes her to finally become angry with Fay?

8. How does Fay react when she returns home from the funeral home and finds people sitting with Laurel?

9. Why does Laurel end the argument?

10. Why does Laurel return to the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laurel and Fay never really get along, even after Laurel attempts to befriend Fay. Why does Fay reject Laurel's overtures at friendship? Does Fay dislike Laurel? Does Fay feel threatened by Laurel? Why or why not? Does Laurel really want to be Fay's friend? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Fay did not think Judge should have surgery on his eye. Judge trusted his friend. Who was right? Who should have the right to make these types of medical decisions? Would the story have been different had Judge followed Fay's opinion? Would Judge still be alive?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Fay and Laurel. How are these two characters similar? How are they different? What motivates each character? How are these motivations similar? How are they different?

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