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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 does Meg bring for Molly when she comes to see her?

2. What does Maria ask Meg to do during her birth?

3. Where is Molly's hospital?

4. Who comforts Meg when Molly goes back to the hospital?

5. What form is Molly's daily medication?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meg first see when she comes to Maria's house while she is in labor?

2. What does Molly ask of Meg as she is taken to the hospital again?

3. Why does Will tell Meg she needs to come back to the country in the Fall?

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

5. What is Molly sick with?

6. What instructions does Will give about the bouquet he brings?

7. How does Meg realize the true nature of Molly's condition?

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

9. What does Meg tell Will she envies about Molly after meeting Ben and Maria?

10. What strange thing does Ben show Meg in the garden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? Discuss some of the symbols. How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. Discuss three these instances of fear. How does fear affect the characters in the book? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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