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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. How old is Russ Hildebrandt?
2. Becky is in what grade at high school?
3. Why does Russ have an accident in his car when he is with Frances?
4. What is Russ’s wife’s name?
5. Clem defends kids at school who were called what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Frances want to do with the marijuana she finds in Larry’s bedroom?
2. Why does Russ feel justified to begin an affair with the widow Frances Cottrell?
3. What is the reason Ronnie’s mother becomes so angry with Frances for drawing with her son Ronnie?
4. Why does Marion still feel guilty for her father’s suicide?
5. Why is Russ upset that Frances calls Ambrose a “genius” for his work with the church teen group Crossroads?
6. 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?
7. Why does Becky say that Shirley’s death was like that of Eleanor Rigby?
8. What happens to Sharon when Clem breaks up with him?
9. Why did Russ not appreciate Marion’s loyalty to him in regard to her also not liking Ambrose?
10. Marion always said that Shirley had no use for women, and only wanted men in her life. How does Marion end up being the same way in her own life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay regarding how Marion changed and developed after her weekly psychiatrist sessions with Sophie. In flashbacks, what did Marion learn about herself by talking to a psychiatrist every week about her past life?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on why throughout the novel, Marion at different times in her life wanted to murder someone, or chose to not murder someone. What did she mean when she said this to herself? (Hint: Was it a reflection of how she felt about herself at the time?).
Essay Topic 3
Compose an essay that explains the details of Russ’s humiliation, focusing on what happened, what characters were involved in the event, and what was the aftermath of the humiliation on Russ’s work as a pastor, his family and his life in general.
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