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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 does Maria want to get married?

2. How did Maria feel about her wedding?

3. What does Molly argue with her parents about before going back to the hospital?

4. What does Molly refuse to share in one of Meg's dreams?

5. Why does Maria ask Meg to do something during her birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ben show Meg something strange in the garden?

2. How does Molly act when she comes home from the hospital?

3. What gives Meg strength when she sees her mother sewing the quilt?

4. What does Molly look like when Meg comes to see her in the hospital?

5. What impresses Meg when she starts teaching Will?

6. What favor does Maria ask of Meg while Molly is in the hospital?

7. What does Meg think when Molly climbs into her father's lap?

8. What does Will teach Molly about and why does he teach her this?

9. Why does Maria ask a favor of Meg while Molly is in the hospital again?

10. What causes Molly to go to the hospital again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security are two themes presented in this book. Where do these themes appear and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the family move to the country and what changes occur in their lives because of this move? Provide specific examples from the book to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was a main theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot? Provide examples from the book.

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