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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 event does Russ go to at Fallen Rocks when he is young that lasts for three days?
2. Why is Russ upset about Clem, now that he lives somewhere else?
3. In what room does Russ smoke pot with Frances at her house?
4. What does Marion want to be with Bradley now?
5. Becky knows there are zero teens registered for the Spring mission’s trip, and how many are needed to register?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Russ’s relationship with Rick Ambrose goes from love, to hate to love over the course of the novel.
2. Why did Frances tell Russ that she has to quit the Tuesday Circle group at the church?
3. Why does Marion keep her father’s suicide away from her kids?
4. Who sees Tanner kissing Becky in Tanner’s van? What does this character do with this information?
5. What does Russ feel when Marion rejects him in bed for the first time?
6. What does Marion say to Clem when he says that he is going into the military to go to the Vietnam War?
7. What is the “experiment” that Frances wants to do with Russ?
8. What signal does Russ get that Frances is lusting in her heart for him as he is lusting after her?
9. Why does Marion want to confess her unrequited love of Bradley to her son Perry?
10. Where did Russ go instead of joining the military in the World War I, in 1944?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on how Becky and Clem get back together at the end of the novel. Why does Becky finally forgive Clem, and how is this a benefit for her new life circumstances?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the development of the relationship with siblings Clem and Becky. How did their close brother and sister relationship change to move them apart during the course of the novel? Why did Becky grow to hate Clem, and what brought them back together at the end of the novel?
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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