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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. Slip's daughter goes by what name?

2. One of the friends is doing what as the novel opens?

3. Merit's last name is what?

4. At the next book club meeting, who do the women discuss?

5. Audrey decides to loosen up the group by providing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kari's baby, Julia, is biracial. How does that affect Kari and those around her?

2. In this section, Kari adopts her niece's baby girl. What are your views of adoption, in general?

3. Do you think that it was right for Fred to enlist to go to Vietnam?

4. Friendship is set up as the main theme of the novel, in the prologue. What do you think are two qualities that make a good friend and why?

5. What is Merit's relationship to her father?

6. How do you think that Merit should handle Eric's abuse?

7. Do you think that Kari should tell her brother that the baby is his daughter, Mary Jo's?

8. Define Faith's attitude, as the book opens.

9. How is Kari conflicted about being a mother?

10. How does the book club come by its name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At a few points in the book, Audrey seems to have psychic visions.

Part 1. List at least three examples of Audrey's supposed psychic powers.

Part 2. Do you believe in psychic abilities? Why or why not?

Part 3. What would you do if you had psychic powers like Audrey's?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used a lot throughout the book. Write about one instance each for any three book club members where foreshadowing was used to give the reader a glimpse into that club member's future.

Essay Topic 3

Kari takes some heat when she adopts Julia because Julia is of mixed race. Using at least three hundred words, describe your thoughts about Julia's race and about race in general. For example, do you feel that any race is inferior to any other race? Why or why not? Also, how would you handle the harassment from others, if you were Julia or Kari?

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