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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 following dreams does Silla realize in Book 4?
2. Which of the following reasons does Selina accept as the basis for Silla's eviction of Suggie?
3. What happened to Miss Thompson years before, during her youth?
4. Which of the following does Selina gain from her experience at the Benton house, and Mrs. Benton's comments to her?
5. Which of the following is Selina warned not to do by Clive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Selina seclude herself and refuse to go out following her father's death?
2. What is significant about Selina's call to Rachel Fine for help in finding a job?
3. In Book 4, Chapters 1-3, Silla finally achieves her dream of owning the house that she and Selina live in. What makes it apparent that it has not made her happy?
4. How does Selina know that her father is truly lost to her family?
5. What does Selina think upon meeting Clive's mother?
6. What does Selina think about the Association?
7. How does Selina's manner of dress following her father's death reflect her inner emotional state?
8. In Book 3, Chapters 8-10, what is the basis that Silla relies on to blame Deighton for the death of their son?
9. What kind of symbolism is embedded in Selina's new job?
10. What does Clive's relationship with his mother teach Selina about her own relationship with her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about the friendship theme in the book. Who are Selina's friends? Were some better friends than others? Who can Selina count on the most? Who will never give up on her? In the end, who acts in the purest, friendliest way toward her?
Essay Topic 2
Silla and Selina have a volatile relationship. Describe and analyze the changes that take place in their relationship over time. In what way(s) does Selina evolve into a person like her mother? Different from her mother? Does she embody more of Silla's negative characteristics, or more of her positive characteristics? Do you think that Selina surpasses her mother in character? Why or why not? Support your position with statements from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
When Selina discovers dance, what changes for her? Describe the impact that it has on her development as a character and in the final climax of the book.
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