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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 is the profession of Marion’s sister?
2. When the novel begins, Russ’s humiliation happened how many years earlier?
3. What two holy men talk about God to Perry at the Haefle party?
4. What does Becky do to express her growing feelings for Tanner?
5. When Sharon tells Clem that she is in love with him, what is his response?
Short Essay Questions
1. What effect does the author present by mentioning Russ’s “humiliation” in the early pages of the book, but not explaining what happened for several hundred pages into the reading?
2. Why did Russ not appreciate Marion’s loyalty to him in regard to her also not liking Ambrose?
3. What happens when Marion tells her therapist, Sophie, about the abortion that Marion had tried to have when she was younger?
4. Who does Becky go to Crossroads group meetings with first?
5. Why does Clem feel that he has exhausted his relationship with Becky?
6. Why does Marion call Shirley’s acting insignificant, by referring to her as a “pretty face who memorized lines”?
7. Why does Marion still feel obsessed with Bradley 30 years after their love affair?
8. How is Judson treated as a character in the novel?
9. Why does Russ wear his old work coat when he is around Frances?
10. Why did Perry and other teenagers at the Haefle party sneak and drink the adult vodka mixed drink gløgg?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on why Russ ran away from Frances when they were smoking marijuana in her kitchen, when she was obviously trying to get him in the mood to have sex. It was what Russ had said he had wanted from Frances, but why did he fail to have sex with her in her house, when given the chance? What did this say about Russ’s character and integrity?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on why Clem lost respect for his father Russ during the Arizona church mission trip which sparked Russ’s humiliation. Had Clem been losing trust and respect for Russ leading up to this event? Cite specific examples as to why Clem stopped all communication with his father over the course of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about how for her whole life, Marion was jealous of her sister Shirley and her laissez-faire or casual perspective of men. By the end of the novel, Marion had the same ideas as Shirley in regard to Marion’s ideas of the worth of men in a woman’s life. Focus on the life events that changed Marion to become more like the carefree sister Shirley whom she never appreciated when she was alive.
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