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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. Marion remembers her mother’s social status as being what?

2. What does Marion encourage Bradley to write when they are together?

3. Who does Marion tell her therapist Russ is having an extra-marital affair with?

4. Who is the senior pastor at Russ’s church?

5. Who was the salesman Marion meets on her job and has an affair with at the car dealership?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Perry and other teenagers at the Haefle party sneak and drink the adult vodka mixed drink gløgg?

2. Why does Becky say that Shirley’s death was like that of Eleanor Rigby?

3. Why does Shirley give $13,000 to Becky in a will as an inheritance?

4. Why does Marion still feel obsessed with Bradley 30 years after their love affair?

5. How is Judson treated as a character in the novel?

6. Why does Marion still feel guilty for her father’s suicide?

7. What is the “humiliation” that Russ suffered on the first mission trip to Arizona with the Crossroads group of teens?

8. Why does Russ wear his old work coat when he is around Frances?

9. Why does Marion call Shirley’s acting insignificant, by referring to her as a “pretty face who memorized lines”?

10. Why did Russ not appreciate Marion’s loyalty to him in regard to her also not liking Ambrose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how Russ’s early years as a Mennonite helped to shape his ideas of forgiveness of sin for himself and for his wife Marion, who was raised as a Catholic.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on why you think that the author named the book Crossroads, as well as what type of crossroads the main characters faced in their lives in the course of the book.

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