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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. Where is Betty's first job?

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

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

4. Where does Betty deliver her baby?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Betty's plans for delivering her baby and what objection does she encounter?

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

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

4. Describe Betty's life after she moves to Richmond.

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

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

7. Who is Herman Randolph and what is his relationship to Betty?

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

9. Why does Betty feel such a strong desire to leave Milk Farm Road?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Betty. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Betty?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Lottie. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Lottie?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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