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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 Ruth in April 1920?

2. What does Clement contemplate in Part, 1, Chapter 5?

3. Where does Amanda have puncture wounds?

4. Who finds it wrong to lie to Ruth?

5. Whom does Ruth bite in Part, 1, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Amanda face returning to the island?

2. What does Amanda recall about little Ruth in Part 2, Chapter 10?

3. What causes Hilda to finally leave Carl's?

4. How do Amanda, Mathilda, and Rudy end up on the island?

5. What happens during Carl's visit to Mathilda's grave?

6. Discuss the adjustment for Amanda, Carl, and Ruth to become a family.

7. What happens on March 27, 1919?

8. What happens on the morning when Ruth cries for her mother?

9. Discuss Carl's trip to the island.

10. Who is Hilda Grossman? What is her role in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Ruth and Carl and the changes it encounters throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the protagonist and antagonist are discussed in the story when Amanda is considered the antagonist, and Ruth is the protagonist. Discuss the use of the protagonist and antagonist in the novel and how the usage affects the story as well as the readers.

Essay Topic 3

Setting is heavily used in "Drowning Ruth." Discuss and explain how dialogue is used in the story and why it plays such a large role. Cite examples from the text in order to support your response.

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