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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. Who is insistent for Ruth to forge a letter?

2. To whom is the note that Amanda finds outside addressed?

3. What does Mathilda ask Amanda about her pregnancy?

4. What does Imogene give Ruth for good luck?

5. All of the summer boys dote on _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Carl's trip to the Cathedral.

2. What does Amanda yell to Clement while they are on the lake? What does Amanda do after yelling to Clement?

3. Discuss the letter Amanda finds.

4. What happens when Amanda goes into labor?

5. Discuss the paying job Carl gets.

6. Discuss the plan Mathilda concocts involving Amanda and her pregnancy.

7. Describe the letter that Ruth writes to Imogene.

8. Why doesn't Ruth go to Chicago with Imogene as planned?

9. What happens at the new dance pavilion?

10. What happens after Imogene returns home after being away in Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Amanda and Mathilda and the role this has in each of their fates.

Essay Topic 3

There are many flashbacks throughout the novel involving the drowning of Mathilda. Discuss the role that flashbacks have on the story and how they are used.

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