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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 religion does Lottie's husband practice?

2. Who does Sade tell the authorities probably killed her husband?

3. In her teen years, Betty is not as interested in ________________ as other girls are.

4. Who is Betty Davies Randolph's daughter?

5. Men who order their wives around by command treat them like _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author show that Charles is losing his rational mind?

3. What special talent does Lottie have and why does she take so much pride in it?

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

5. How does the author show the close relationship between Lottie and Betty?

6. How does Lottie anonymously make sure that Trudy gets credit in Porter's store?

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

8. Why does friction develop between Charles and Lottie?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Charles and Lottie. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does the conflict between Charles and Lottie occur shortly after their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Love is an important theme in A CURE FOR DREAMS. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.

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