The Optimist's Daughter Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Optimist's Daughter Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 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. How does Fay react to Dr. Courtland's orders regarding Judge's after surgery care?

2. Why does Laurel fly to New Orleans?

3. How does Fay react to the doctor's recommendation?

4. What does Missouri tell Laurel about Fay's morning habits?

5. What does Dr. Courtland tell Laurel about Judge after he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the neighbors blame Laurel for Judge marrying Fay?

2. Why does Laurel believe her father married Fay?

3. Is Laurel a responsible person, as demonstrated by her actions in Chapter 3?

4. What does Laurel notice about her father and Fay's bedroom when she goes to wake Fay?

5. Describe Fay.

6. Why does Judge chose a doctor in New Orleans rather than one close to home?

7. Why does Laurel believe her father married Fay?

8. What does Laurel decide to do?

9. Why does Laurel believe her father died?

10. Describe Judge McKelva.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fay insist on making the funeral arrangements? Why does Laurel allow her to do this? Should Laurel have had a right to make some of the decisions? Why or why not? Does Laurel agree with Fay's choices? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Fay to Laurel's mother. Do they have any similarities? What are they? How are they different? Why did Judge chose to marry each of these women? Did Judge love these women? How did these women affect Judge's life?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the breadboard? Who made the breadboard? Who used it? Why does its destruction upset Laurel so much? Who destroyed it? Why? What does this destruction say about this person? How does the discovery of this breadboard help Laurel heal?

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