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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Greer spend his morning doing in Chapter 10?

2. When Carrie does not show up for work, where has she been?

3. Who does Betsey decide she wants to marry?

4. Who sleeps in Vida's bed out of loneliness and fear?

5. Who storms off in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements of foreshadowing are present in the story? What is foreshadowing's purpose in this story?

Essay Topic 2

In what way do some of the events in the Brown household parallel actual events in the 1950's and 1960's? Look at school segregation, for example. What occurs in Betsey's home that represents the segregation occurring in reality? Why do you think the author chose to represent these historical events in this way?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of each housekeeper (Bernice, Regina, and Carrie) on the Brown family? How do they change the family? Is she a positive or negative influence on the family? How does the reader know this?

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