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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. What attire are students advised to wear at the party?

2. Where does Sylvia go after she returns from her cruise?

3. Why do Margaret and Moose keep touching each other at dinner?

4. What does Mrs. Wheeler ask Margaret to buy at the Steak Place?

5. Why does Margaret run out of the kitchen and slam her bedroom door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Simon suspect about his in-laws' trip?

2. Why does Margaret say her grandmother is almost as bad as everyone else?

3. Why does Margaret think Mr. Benedict is sneaky?

4. Why does Mrs. Simon's mother think Margaret is a Christian?

5. What does Margaret plan to teach her children about religion?

6. Describe how the students are dressed at Norman's party.

7. Why does Margaret hate Laura Danker?

8. Why does Margaret rip Nancy's postcard to tiny shreds?

9. Why does Margaret only turn in a letter for her project, while her classmates turn in booklets?

10. In Chapter 20, why are Margaret's parents fighting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Margaret show maturity as she explores her spirituality? In what ways does Margaret still need to grow?

Essay Topic 2

How does Barbara Simon's relationship with her parents influence the way she raises her daughter? What factors lead to Barbara's beliefs about religion? What factors lead to her decision to contact her parents after 14 years?

Essay Topic 3

How has Margaret changed at the end of the novel? What significant events lead to her change?

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