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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 news arrives from Kentucky regarding Lottie's mother, Bridget?

2. What do women in the community often ask Lottie?

3. What does Lottie want Betty to do when Betty tells her the truth about Stanton?

4. Lottie had come to believe that Betty _____________________.

5. Who is the young man with whom Betty is falling in love when she returns home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Polly and Betty decide to wait until after the birth of Betty's baby to summon Lottie home?

2. What does Betty recall about her earliest memories?

3. How has Lottie and Betty's relationship matured since Charles' death?

4. Why does Lottie advise Betty to marry Herman before he goes to war?

5. What is "Twilight Sleep" and for what is it used?

6. Why does Lottie take a trip back to Ireland with her mother, Bridget?

7. What piece of furniture does Lottie give to Trudy and for what does Trudy use it?

8. What does Betty learn about Stanton's condition after she returns to Milk Farm Road?

9. Describe the frantic day when Betty gives birth to her daughter.

10. Describe the trip to Ireland for Lottie and why does she bring Bridget back to Kentucky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the South in the 20th century when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall setting setting for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Gibbons choose to use these places in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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