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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 Aunt Betty ask for as soon as she wakes from her fever?
2. How does Lark say she knows that the young prince went to Heaven after committing suicide?
3. What is the sound Lark describes as she's in the church awaiting her first Communion?
4. What kind of lessons is Lark taking?
5. What does Mama say she'll give Papa after he gives her the tickets to California?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?
2. What does Lark think and do in the restroom of the train?
3. What does Aunt Betty say about suicide and how does that compare to what Papa says?
4. Describe the opening conversation between Lark and Mama when Lark reaches her seat.
5. What does Mrs. Stillman say about Hilly's death?
6. How have the relationships between Beverly, Sally and Lark changed over the summer break?
7. What does Father Dalias say when Lark confesses that she's killed a baby?
8. Why does Lark refuse to go to Mass and what is Papa's reaction?
9. What are some of the ideas Mama, Aunt Betty, and Lark share about the new house while they're putting up the Christmas tree?
10. Why does Papa say that Lark has to fear God? What example does he give her in an attempt to prove it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the Cape Ann house represent to both Mama and Lark? What does it represent to Papa? What does each come to realize about the Cape Ann? How does each come to this conclusion?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the pretty lady on the train who never introduces herself to Lark? What does Lark imagine about the lady? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe where Lark and her family live. How does that compare with where Kathleen lives? With where Beverly lives? With where Sally lives? With where her Aunt Betty lives prior to the birth of her baby?
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