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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. Ruth suggests that she and Amanda go to ___________________ in Part 2, Chapter 19?

2. Who is calm when Amanda goes into labor?

3. Who is nonchalant about the disappearance that occurs in Part 2, Chapter 18?

4. What causes Amanda to become worried in Part 2, Chapter 12?

5. Whom will Amanda give her baby to when it is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Carl's trip to Clement's carriage house.

2. What happens at the new dance pavilion?

3. Discuss Carl's trip to the Cathedral.

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

5. Discuss the paying job Carl gets.

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

7. What happens when Ruth goes to talk to Imogene after Imogene reads the letter from Arthur?

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

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

10. What happens when Clement disappears without a word?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruth is the main character in the novel. She has many ideas involving the death of Mathilda, her mother. Discuss any foils that stand in Ruth's way when she tries to learn the truth about her mother's drowning.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the role of death in the novel and the effect it has on the characters, readers, and the story.

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