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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. Betty notes a correlation between economic hardship and __________________.

2. According to Lottie, the true indicator of a man who holds his wife in high esteem is when he addresses her by _______________________.

3. Who is Betty Davies Randolph's mother?

4. Who is Betty's mother?

5. What do Lottie and Sade never speak about during their long friendship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lottie intervene in Sade's marriage regarding her cheating husband?

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

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

4. What illness does Betty contract as a child and what is the cause of it?

5. Why is Trudy raising her children on her own?

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

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

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

9. In whose voice is the Introduction written and what is the message?

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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