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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. Ginny notices that Ty looks like one of the __________ men she's seen over the last few years as she has been around people.

2. The autopsy of Pete shows that his _____________ was high enough to preclude consciousness, making it debatable that he drove in accidentally.

3. Larry told Ginny when she was that age that she was ____________, repeatedly telling her this, event though she was just a toddler.

4. __________ was always patient and good humored, always moving slowly forward.

5. What does Ginny notice at 6:00 AM in the morning, with Rose stumbling up the road as well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ginny do when she was 3-and-a-half that made her aware of her own skin?

2. What does Ginny believe is Rose's legacy to her daughters, Pammy and Linda?

3. Why has Henry Dodge, the Lutheran minister, come to call on Ginny, even though she did not ask him to come?

4. Why is Rose tempted to walk inside Chelsea, according to Rose as she speaks to Ginny?

5. Who takes care of the funeral arrangements for Pete, since Harold and Larry are not present?

6. When Ginny is hiding in a dressing room, what does she overhear Larry say about her and Rose?

7. What happened to Rose's old home when the farm sale occurred in the springtime?

8. How is it shown that Ty is the better farmer of all of his neighbors and their farms?

9. What does Ginny do after asking Ty for $1000 and receiving that money from him?

10. What is the status of Harold's eyes after his accident with the ammonia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The prospect of freedom is something that is explored at several points of this story.

Part 1: How do you think the characters are trapped in this story?

Part 2: How do you think the characters are free in this story?

Part 3: Do you think it's easier for the characters to be trapped or to be free? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Rose seems to have a very simple way of dealing with the abuse of her father, but Ginny wants to go deeper with the explanation.

Part 1: What do you think of Rose's explanation that Larry did what he did because he could?

Part 2: What do you think of Ginny's quest to learn more about Larry's motivations to abuse them?

Part 3: Do you think Rose can ever come to peace with her past in the limited explanation she has accepted? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters have their moments of seeming to be normal and well-adjusted and even happy, but at other times, these are simply guises under which they hide.

Part 1: Why do you think so many characters hide their true feelings in this story?

Part 2: What does it say about the author's own ability to trust people at face value?

Part 3: How might the story have been different had the characters simply acted in an honest and authentic way?

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