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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. Whom does Amanda spy on in Part 2, Chapter 14?

2. What does Amanda do when telling Clement the truth about them being Imogene's parents?

3. With whom does Imogene return to the island?

4. What washes ashore in Part 2, Chapter 20?

5. What word best describes the comment Clement makes when Amanda tells him she wants to talk to him about Imogene?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Amanda and Ruth survive the fall into the ice that kills Mathilda?

2. Discuss the letter Amanda finds.

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

4. What are Amanda's thoughts on her thumb?

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

6. What happens during Arthur and Ruth's time spent together in Part 2, Chapter 15?

7. What happens when Amanda goes into labor?

8. What do Amanda and Clement do while on the lake?

9. Discuss the paying job Carl gets.

10. What happens when Clement disappears without a word?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of mothers in the novel. Compare and contrast the mothering styles and abilities of Mathilda, Amanda, and Mary Louise.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the relationship between Arthur and Imogene with that of Arthur and Ruth.

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