View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chick appears to be mainly concerned about:

2. Billy Boy's death might signal:

3. Babe explodes at Chick, which indicates:

4. Chick's physical appearance suggests:

5. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Babe's affair with Willy Jay suggest about her?

2. Lenny, Meg, and Babe continually revisit stories from their past. What does this suggest about them?

3. Why are Lenny and Babe laughing about Old Granddaddy's stroke?

4. What do the candy, cokes, and lemonade symbolize for the girls?

5. What kind of man does Doc Porter appear to be?

6. What does Babe's attitude about jail reveal about her?

7. How does Meg feel about talking about the past?

8. What makes Babe finally understand the gravity of her situation?

9. Describe Chick's motivations.

10. Why is Meg easily comforted by Barnette's sacrifice, while Babe is not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering the information the girls share about Old Granddaddy, make a case for his influence in their lives as unparalleled. Use evidence from the text to support for your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

A Mexican proverb states that "The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman." How is this proven or disproven by the events of Crimes of the Heart?

Essay Topic 3

Lee Smith "The biggest myth about Southern women is that we are frail types--fainting on our sofas...nobody where I grew up every acted like that. We were about as fragile as coal trucks." Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify this statement using the text as support for your argument.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 953 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample