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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. Why has Halley been able to avoid a decision about Macon?

2. What does Scarlett tell Halley about Macon?

3. What does Scarlett say that she is worried about Halley doing?

4. Why does Scarlett seem so extremely angry with Macon?

5. Which of the following doesn't Halley remember Macon doing right after the accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Macon starts kissing her in the kitchen?

2. What does Halley want to do before her mother heads off to visit her grandmother and what actually happens?

3. What does Macon's reckless driving parallel in regards to Halley?

4. How is Scarlett kept really busy?

5. What does Halley's mother do when Halley wakes up after the accident?

6. What happens when Halley asks Macon who Rhetta is and what excuse does he give her for not being able to tell her where he has been or will be?

7. What continues to worry Scarlett about her pregnancy and her mother?

8. What worries Halley's mother about Macon and what does Halley think about how her mother approaches this subject?

9. What information did Halley learn about Macon that made her cry for two days and how did she get through her pain?

10. What happens when Halley and Macon are lying on the bed together and he is getting ready to have sex with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does the character of Halley experience the emotions of embarrassment and victimization throughout the novel? Are these emotions justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Halley's visit to her grandmother help her to gain more courage? In what ways does it help her to make decisions about Macon? Do you believe the visit was helpful or harmful to Halley? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you believe Halley's feelings and battles between her and her mother continue to move from the positive to the negative? Does this type of situation ever happen in your own life? Why or why not?

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