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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 physical feature on Ben does Charles think Clarice doesn't like?

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

4. What does Clarice call Maria and Ben?

5. What is Meg doing when she realizes that Molly is dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impresses Meg when she starts teaching Will?

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

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

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

5. How does Lydia say Molly and Meg were different as children?

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

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

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

9. Why is Meg so surprised when Molly wants to meet Ben and Maria?

10. What kind of rumors are spread about Maria and Ben?

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

Despair is a theme seen in a number of sensitive places throughout this novel. Discuss some of the scenes where despair is present and discuss the role that despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Will and Meg come to be and how is Meg's life altered because of this new and surprising relationship?

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