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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 nickname does Charlie give to Russ?
2. Becky calls Tanner’s girlfriend what nickname?
3. Marion stops doing what for Russ around the house?
4. Who does Russ want Frances to stop hanging around at the church?
5. Once Russ tells Marion about the car accident, what will she know about Frances?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Russ feel when Marion rejects him in bed for the first time?
2. Who sees Tanner kissing Becky in Tanner’s van? What does this character do with this information?
3. Why does Marion keep her father’s suicide away from her kids?
4. What does Marion plan to achieve by going to Kitty’s house on Maple Street to confront her?
5. What embarrassing event happened to Russ at the Navajo dancing ceremony?
6. Why did Frances tell Russ that she has to quit the Tuesday Circle group at the church?
7. Where did Russ go instead of joining the military in the World War I, in 1944?
8. Who does Becky run to after she is called out by Sally for lusting after Tanner?
9. What does Marion say to Russ when he finds her in their kitchen smoking a cigarette?
10. What signal does Russ get that Frances is lusting in her heart for him as he is lusting after her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay as to why Becky felt throughout most of the novel that her parents were working in concert to ruin her life. All teens may feel this way from time to time, but what concrete evidence did Becky have that her parents were out to get her and make her perpetually unhappy?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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