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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. Which of Frances's relatives has a crush on her and hopes to marry her someday?
2. Where do France and Leo have sex?
3. Where does Mercedes pray?
4. How long does it take Lily to reach New York from New Waterford?
5. Who does Frances suspect is the father of Kathleen's children?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Rose and Kathleen fall in love?
2. Why is Teresa Taylor fired from her job?
3. How does Mercedes feel about school?
4. How does the Piper family react to the news that Frances has a job?
5. What leads Mercedes to believe Lily is a saint?
6. What happens to Francess' baby shortly after its birth?
7. How does Boutros die?
8. What happens to Mercedes after her high school graduation?
9. How does Frances feel about school?
10. What story does Frances tell Lily that causes her to pass out in a cave?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout her life, Kathleen has nightmares about Pete the scarecrow. Describe at least two nightmares Kathleen has, and her reaction to these dreams. What do you think Pete symbolized in Kathleen's life? Describe the final nightmare Kathleen had about Pete, in the moments before she died. What is symbolic about this vision? In the moment of her death, do you think Kathleen finally understood what Pete the scarecrow meant? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the event of Frances baptizing the twins down by the river. Throughout the novel, the events are told from Frances, Mercedes, and James's perspectives. How do these perspectives of events differ? How are they same? What is gained is experiencing the events through three different perspectives? What is lost? Why do you think MacDonald chose to rewrite these events three times? What message is she trying to send about this event and its effects on the family? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
There are three male babies born in the novel, and each of them dies shortly after birth. First, describe the three male babies and explain how each of them died. What symbolism can be found in the repeated death of the male babies? Do you think it is a coincidence that all the male babies died, or something darker? Did any of the babies die under suspicious circumstances? Finally, theorize how life in the Piper family might have been different if just one of the male babies had survived. Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
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