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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 statement does Marianne keep making about the night she was raped?

2. Why is Marianne disturbed about "Feathers", their bird?

3. What metaphor does Patrick use to explain what's happened to their father?

4. If it is not time at High Point Farm, what is it?

5. Where does most of the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the toll on Judd as his siblings leave home?

2. What is revealed about Judd as he watches the dogs rush into the pond as they chase the doe he had been watching?

3. What questions are triggered about himself as Patrick thinks about the drawing, "The Huntsman?"

4. Why is Michael Sr. obsessed with finding the right lawyer for a lawsuit, and what is he actually suing for?

5. After Corrine learns her daughter had been raped, what does she think about doing to cover for Marianne missing school?

6. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?

7. Why is Judd so insistent to find out what has happened to his sister that he put the family in such a turmoil?

8. Marianne repeats the same words over and over again that she can't remember what happened the night of the dance, and that she can't give testimony against Zach. However, in the chapter, "The Penitent," there is a hint at another thing that could motivate her not to testify. What is that?

9. What does Lydia Bethune tell Corrine about Marianne and what bothers her the most about the revelation?

10. What is Judd's motivation to agree when his brother, Patrick, calls and confirms he is still planning to "extract justice" by possibly killing Zach Lundt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the chapter titled "Secrets," Michael has a long discussion with his sons, Mike and Patrick, about how he expects them to treat girls. What does that conversation reveal about Michael? About Mike and Patrick?

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose behind Patrick setting off the stink bomb at his graduation? Is he bitter about the way people are treating his family? Is it a prank meant to show off how intelligent he is? Is it a way to get out of giving the valedictorian speech? What other possible reasons might he have had?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what sending Marianne away to live with a cousin they hardly knew was supposed to accomplish. After reading the entire story, does it accomplish that? If not, why not?

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