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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. On Wednesday, what does Ginny wander around to find as she used to go there as a child?

2. Jess asks Ginny who Larry's favorite was of all of his girls as they are talking to each other. Who is the favorite?

3. What were Ty and Pete installing when Ginny returned from the swimming pool with Pammy and Linda?

4. Jess' father decided to take the day off from ____________ planting to host the pig roast for his son.

5. __________ says it's too much to walk a block and a half on an 87 degree day and that Ginny should wait in the car.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ginny's grandmother's grandparents find when they arrived in the United States from England?

2. What is on the papers which Ken LaSalle gives to Ginny when she is served?

3. When Ginny takes her nieces to the swimming pool, what do they complain about to her?

4. What does Harold publicly denounce Ginny and Rose for doing to Larry?

5. What has Ty wanted to do for years with his share of the farm he lives on?

6. How does Ginny describe the dimensions of her flat world as an 8-year-old in 1951?

7. What happens to Ginny after she cleans the carpet in her house, a task which takes her until noon?

8. What did Ginny and Rose create inside of their mother's closet when they were little?

9. What are the reactions of the daughters to Larry's new disappearance?

10. When Larry arrived at Harold's, wet from the storm, what did he demand before asking for dry clothes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ginny finally escapes the farm and the country, leaving without explanation and without any plan for her future.

Part 1: Why do you think Ginny decided to leave when she did?

Part 2: Why do you think Ginny decided to leave without telling anyone she was going?

Part 3: What do Ginny's actions surrounding leaving say about her and about her emotional state at the time of her departure?

Essay Topic 2

Between Rose's cancer and Ginny's infertility, it seems that maybe there is a genetic or environmental issue at work that might be harming these women.

Part 1: Do you think the farm's chemicals are what are causing the troubles for the women in this story? Why or why not?

Part 2: What does it say about these women that they don't leave, even though the environment might be making them sick?

Part 3: What does it say about Caroline that she is the 'well one' and she left the farm? Should the others have left the farm as well?

Essay Topic 3

The multiple miscarriages of Ginny are a sad fact she shares almost without feeling at times.

Part 1: Why do you think Ginny has continued to have so many miscarriages in her life?

Part 2: What is the symbolism of Ginny not being able to carry a child in her womb?

Part 3: Do you think the Ginny would have made a good mother? Why or why not?

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