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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. Which customer does Betty meet at the store and begin to date?

2. Herman's letters fill Betty with __________________.

3. Where do Betty and Herman plan to live when he returns from war?

4. What does Lottie have delivered to Trudy's house?

5. Lottie and Polly caution Betty about ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the flurry of pre-wedding activities and plan for Betty and Herman.

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

3. What are the two major revelations for Betty when she visits Stanton in the hospital?

4. Why is Lottie apprehensive about Betty's getting married?

5. How does Lottie know that Betty is in danger with her relationship with Stanton?

6. What did the "Gregg course" teach?

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

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

9. What lessons does Trudy teach Betty regarding parenting?

10. Why does Betty think that her mother will never move from Milk Farm Road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 generation gap seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the generation gap? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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