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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. What does Imogene lose faith in?

2. Where do Amanda and Clement go in Part 2, Chapter 15?

3. Who dismisses the idea of Clement having feelings for Imogene?

4. Who excels at shorthand, typing, and accounting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Amanda goes into labor?

2. Discuss Carl's trip to the Cathedral.

3. What happens at the new dance pavilion?

4. Discuss the paying job Carl gets.

5. What happens when Clement disappears without a word?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of dialogue in the novel and the effects it has on the story as well as the relationship that readers have with characters.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the friendship between Ruth and Imogene and the effect it has on each of them as well as those around them.

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