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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. Which of the women is planning to adopt a child?

2. What is the book the women are discussing?

3. Last year, after what event of Kari's did Eric beat Merit savagely for wearing political buttons?

4. Audrey is having a more difficult time with this pregnancy than she had with her other how many?

5. Audrey is convinced that her husband is doing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do the women in the story appear to be close, in the prologue?

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

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

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

6. When Faith is nearly caught in a lie, Patsy covers for her. Do you think it was right for Patsy to cover for Faith?

7. What affect does Merit's father's death have on Eric and what does that say about Eric's character?

8. How does hiding things in her hair make Merit feel?

9. Describe what the five friends are doing, as the book opens.

10. How do you feel about Slip's activist nature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story, Kari adopts her nieces baby. Using several examples from various points in the story, discuss the impact the adoption of Julia has on Kari and her family, as the story progresses. Also, write a short description of how you would have handled Julia's adoption, if you were Kari.

Essay Topic 2

Using a minimum of three examples from the story, one from the beginning, one from the middle and one from the end, describe which character you think changed the most, as the book went on, and in what ways they changed. Also, do you feel that their changes were for the better or for the worse and why?

Essay Topic 3

When Beau begins to exhibit feminine qualities, Faith thinks that she can shape him into a more masculine child. Also, when Grant tells his father that he's gay, Grants father reacts badly and, essentially, disowns him. Using examples from both the book and your real life experiences, discuss how you feel about the reactions of both Faith and Grant's father. For example, do you think it's possible for parents to shape their children to be something they wouldn't naturally be and, if so, do you think it's ethical? Why or why not?

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