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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 creates a plan involving Amanda's baby?

2. Amanda takes a rowboat to go and see _____________.

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

4. Amanda resents people thinking they have the right to _________________.

5. Who panics when Amanda goes into labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the letter Amanda finds.

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

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

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

5. What does Ruth learn about Imogene?

6. Discuss the paying job Carl gets.

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

8. What happens at the new dance pavilion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the genre of "Drowning Ruth." Cite at least three examples from the story that cause the book to be categorized in this particular genre.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the organization of Part 1 of the novel with that of Part 2. How do the sections differ? Why does the author divide the novel into two parts?

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