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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 pastor Finch, the visiting pastor, make Jean feel?

2. Why does Pastor Finch carry a First Aid kit in his van?

3. What story does the telling of Jean's own beginnings parallel?

4. What idea from the sermon she heard at the special conference had the biggest impact on Jean?

5. What is her mother's response when Jean asks her why she married her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the headmistress call Jean into her office for? Why? What is Jean's response?

2. What are some things Jean's mother did for the Society for the Lost? Was she effective?

3. How does Jean make friends with Melanie?

4. In an attempt to fit in at school, what does Jean change about her art projects? How does that go?

5. Describe the dream Jean has again and again about marriage.

6. When she is young and still trying to understand men and marriage, what is Jean's general opinion of men? Where does it come from?

7. In the beginning of the chapter, Leviticus, what do Jean and her mother hear coming from Next Door? What do they do about it?

8. How did Jean's mother get started with the Society for the Lost?

9. Describe a typical Sunday in Jean's home.

10. When the Society has a special conference in Jean's town, what does Jean's mother make her do? Who does Jean meet there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the Biblical books that a chapter of ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT was named after; so Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, or Ruth.

Part 1. Describe the Biblical book, naming the most common references from it.

Part 2. Summarize the activity that happens in the chapter ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT named after that Biblical book.

Part 3. Relate the chapter in the novel to the biblical chapter. What parallels is the book making? What references? How does the biblical chapter add depth to the book?

Essay Topic 2

None of the references to famous people, stories, or other things are in the novel by accident. The author brings them up specifically for their relevance to some aspect of her story. Choose one of the many popular or Biblical references in the novel to explain.

Part 1. What reference is made? When in the story is it made?

Part 2. Describe the reference thoroughly, making sure to include the parts that relate to ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT.

Part 3. How does this reference relate back to Jean's story? What relevance does it have? What insight or depth does it bring with it that was missing?

Essay Topic 3

By far the most cited popular reference in the novel is William Blake.

Part 1. Who is William Blake?

Part 2. Write a short biography of the life and works of William Blake.

Part 3. How is William Blake significant in the novel? Why is he cited as often as he is?

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