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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 is Joyce Barnhardt guilty of?
2. Why is there record attendance at Loosey's viewing?
3. Kenny calls Stephanie at home, threatening to harm whom?
4. What physical affliction bothers Stephanie in Chapter Twelve?
5. What does Stephanie get from the guns in Spiro's apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Stephanie and Lula have in common?
2. When Grandma Mazur is attacked, this hurts Stephanie more than if she were attacked. Why?
3. Why does it seem as though Joyce Barnhardt has had it out for Stephanie throughout their entire life?
4. How does Morelli help defend Grandma Mazur and Stephanie against Kenny?
5. Why is it frightening when the Sandman is killed and his body mutilated?
6. Why does Stephanie's mother complain about Stephanie wearing Doc Marten boots?
7. What has changed about Stephanie's bedroom from the time she lived there in high school? What does this say about how Stephanie's mother views her?
8. How does Stephanie physically describe the women in her family and how does this match up with their character?
9. Stephanie cannot catch Kenny because she is wearing a sexy pair of high heels. What does this symbolize?
10. Describe the type of style the women in the 'Burg aspire to. Does caring about beauty and fashion make them seem oppressed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
For someone portrayed as such a strong woman, Stephanie seems weak turning down the advances of Spiro. What attributes to this?
Part 1) Consider the many situations with Spiro that Stephanie is forced into. Did she put herself in those situations or was it due to outside forces?
Part 2) Debate why Stephanie chooses to avoid telling Spiro she is not interested in him. Is this behavior fair to Spiro?
Part 3) When Stephanie finally parts ways from Spiro, it is not through her hand. Normally such a strong character, what does this say about Stephanie when it comes to men and relationships?
Essay Topic 2
Although Stephanie's heart was broken by her ex-husband, the author puts Stephanie face to face with the woman who helped ruin her marriage instead of him. Consider why the author uses this approach. Does the scene create more sympathy for Stephanie? Does it offer any additional insight into why Stephanie is the way she is? How could the story have been different if Stephanie had bumped into her ex-husband instead?
Essay Topic 3
The 'Burg is a community that offers up an interesting mix of progressive and non-progressive thought. Compare and contrast the several examples of progressive and non-progressive behavior from the citizens of the 'Burg.
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