We Were the Mulvaneys Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

We Were the Mulvaneys Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Abelove have to swallow his pride to do for the Co-Op?

2. What doesn't Marianne take with her?

3. What do the brothers do for the first time before they part in the chapter titled, "The Handshake."

4. In the chapter, "Intensive Care," what is happening to Michael Mulvaney, Sr.?

5. What does Whit West do for Muffin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?

2. What does Marianne think will happen when she goes to her Grandmother Hauseman's funeral?

3. At what kind of place in her life is Corrine as she plans for the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

4. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

5. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?

6. What seems to be happening to Corrine in the chapter, "Hard Reckoning?"

7. Why does Mike Jr. visit his father in Rochester?

8. How does Judd explain to Patrick about their mother's behavior on Sunday mornings?

9. What can be said about Michael Sr.'s life after he leaves Corrine?

10. How does Patrick explain to Judd the reason he doesn't want to see their parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the reaction of the family to the trauma of Marianne's rape and the changes they all underwent because of it. Are the actions of the people in town avoiding them part of what causes those changes, or are the changes part of what causes the people in town to avoid them? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the novel, "We Were the Mulvaneys." Is it a dark novel filled with tragedy, or is it a novel of light and hope? In what ways does the novel contrast between the two?

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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