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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. __________ accuses Ginny and Rose of taking advantage of Larry, though he was the one who decided who to give the farm to.

2. Jess gushes about a nearby organic farm that seeing its 20 varieties of non-hybrid __________ is like meeting the Buddha.

3. What do Larry and Harold take in exchange for their work on repairing broken machinery around the farm at first?

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

5. Who starts acting with more authority now that Larry has rolled his truck, something that this person had not done before?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the kitchen cabinets that Larry purchases, even though he doesn't need them?

2. What did Harold buy for himself without consulting Larry, which made Larry a bit upset?

3. Why does Ginny run back home on her way to feed her father one morning?

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

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

6. What did Ginny and Rose do in order to help Caroline grow up well even though her mother had died?

7. Why was Jess in church that morning, as he explains later when his father and brother are not around?

8. What is Marc Griffin, the banker, worried about in relation to the actions of Larry on his farm?

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

10. After the storm and the incident in the storm, what does Ginny decide she needs to do for her father?

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

Throughout the story it is obvious that Ginny wants to have a baby, but at the same time, this goal is clouding her interpretation of events around her.

Part 1: Do you think the story would have been different had Ginny already had children?

Part 2: How do Ginny's fertility issues cloud the storytelling? Or don't they?

Part 3: What might be the symbolism of Ginny's fertility issues in relation to the events which take place?

Essay Topic 3

The acres of the farm are obviously affecting the way the family interacts with each other. As the acres grow, the family becomes more volatile.

Part 1: How do you think the story might have changed had the acres been fewer in number?

Part 2: How do you think the story might have changed if Larry had simply kept all of the land for himself?

Part 3: Why do you think Larry decided to split up his land among different people?

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