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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 calm when Amanda goes into labor?

2. Whose body heat revives Ruth after falling through the ice?

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

4. Whom does Carl intend to kill?

5. Where does Amanda wait while Ruth talks to Imogene about the letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the relationship between Imogene, Arthur, and Ruth.

2. Discuss Amanda's trip to Clements.

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

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

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

6. Discuss Carl's trip to the Cathedral.

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

8. Discuss the letter Amanda finds.

9. Describe the letter that Ruth writes to Imogene.

10. Discuss the paying job Carl gets.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One theme of the novel is tragedy. Discuss and describe how the novel falls into this theme as well as other themes the novel may fall into.

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

Discuss the relationship between Amanda and Clement throughout the story. Why does Amanda end up hating him when she once loved him?

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