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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. Who does Pallas believe she should contact?

2. What does Soane want Connie to help her with?

3. What sort of family did Pallas come from?

4. Why are some of the older residents of Ruby unhappy with Richard Misner?

5. What does Deek believe concerning the effects of the tea Connie gives Soane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Deek believe that the tea that Connie gave Soane causes, and why is this ironic?

2. What were the circumstances surrounding Ruby Best's death?

3. What are some of K.D.'s thoughts about marriage that indicate that he still has an immature or naïve worldview?

4. Though she was welcomed back home by her father, why did Pallas return to the Convent?

5. Why do some people believe that Senior Pullman's negative remarks are directed at Richard Misner?

6. What was Pallas Truelove's situation before she arrived at the Convent?

7. What do some of the people that try to stop the massacre seem more concerned about than the welfare of the women of the Convent?

8. What started the townspeople's idea that Billie was a wild child?

9. How do the town of Ruby and the Convent share joint responsibility for the field of marijuana?

10. What sort of prejudice does Patricia witness in Ruby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the overall tone of "Paradise"? Does the tone change from chapter to chapter? In the end, how much the narrator's tone affect your reception of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How do the people of Ruby recreate the same prejudices and forms of discrimination that the founders were trying to escape?

Essay Topic 3

With exception to events in the opening chapter, how does the Convent fulfill the role of a sanctuary? Who does it provide sanctuary for, and what types of people are most likely to benefit from the atmosphere of the Convent?

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