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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John Carroll's job?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Sheriff deputy.

2. What is Lottie's nationality?
(a) Scottish.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

3. What do the men in Lottie's family want their daughters to do?
(a) Cook for them.
(b) Get married early.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Work in the fields.

4. What is the main activity of the women's group that Lottie forms.
(a) Hospital volunteering.
(b) Quilting.
(c) Teaching cooking.
(d) Card playing.

5. Who is Betty's father?
(a) Charles.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Martin.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lottie get Sade's husband to stop cheating on her?

2. Who is Betty Davies Randolph's mother?

3. Who is Betty Davies Randolph's daughter?

4. Who is Betty's mother?

5. Betty's mother thinks Betty's diet is fine as long as ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an easy way to differentiate the three characters in the book?

2. Why does Lottie take back the meal she had brought for Trudy and her children?

3. Why is no serious investigation ever launched to determine Roy's murderer?

4. Because hers is not a happy marriage, how does Lottie instruct Betty in what to look for in satisfying relationships?

5. According to Lottie, why is a man's name for his wife an indicator of her value to him?

6. What does Lottie do when Charles does nothing when a boy is killed at the mill?

7. Why is Lottie so ashamed about Betty's illness?

8. Who is Trudy Woodlief and why does she create such a stir when she arrives in town?

9. Describe how Charles and Lottie are so different from each other.

10. What are some mentions of popular culture that Betty notes in her story?

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