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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 does Becky do in the sanctuary after being caught by her friends kissing Tanner?

2. Which of Russ’s parents forgave his maternal grandfather for his transgressions?

3. Russ tells Ambrose he hated him so much, who else did Russ start to hate on account of these feelings for Russ?

4. Who does Marion go to confront on Maple Street, in an effort to punish Russ?

5. Why does Becky tell Clem to “go to hell” at the concert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Russ get his morals and values from his upbringing?

2. What is the “experiment” that Frances wants to do with Russ?

3. What happened to the Blues records that Frances borrowed from Russ?

4. Who sees Tanner kissing Becky in Tanner’s van? What does this character do with this information?

5. Why does Becky have an argument with Clem regarding Tanner?

6. How did Russ use Larry to find out about how serious Frances was with her boyfriend?

7. Why does Clem hate Russ for not going to war when he was at an age to do so?

8. What does Perry say to tell Larry to steal for him from the Cottrell house?

9. Who does Becky run to after she is called out by Sally for lusting after Tanner?

10. Why does Marion keep her father’s suicide away from her kids?

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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