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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. How does Meg describe Molly when she comes home from the hospital?

2. What does Clarice call Maria and Ben?

3. What allows Meg to be strong in her grief?

4. What does Maria show Molly as soon as they meet?

5. What silly thing does Meg ask her father to do with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Charles say the family can help Molly as she is dying?

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

4. How does Meg feel when Molly goes back to the hospital and why does she feel this way?

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

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

7. What happens that makes Meg decide she needs to visit Molly in the hospital?

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

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

10. What does Molly ask of Meg as she is taken 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

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some instances where these themes are present? Why are they so important to the characters involved? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Meg and Molly are two very similar people, yet they have some very notable and important differences. Write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters and use the text to cite examples to support your argument.

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