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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 the grandmother accuse Chris and Cathy of in Chapter 13?

2. What stipulation does the grandfather's will have that would make the Mother give all her inheritance to the grandmother?

3. What is the title of Chapter 13?

4. What does the Mother come to talk to Cathy about in Chapter 12?

5. How does Cathy feel about the subject the Mother comes to talk to her about in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Chris and Cathy go to a lake in Chapter 14?

2. What does Chris learn about his mother from John Amos at the end of Chapter 20?

3. What happens when grandmother finds Chris in front of a window in Chapter 15?

4. What does Cathy do one night when she finds her stepfather asleep in a chair?

5. How is Chris and Cathy's first kiss described in the book?

6. What does Chris do when the grandmother accuses him and Cathy of incest in Chapter 13?

7. How does the Mother discuss menstruation with Cathy in the book?

8. What does Cathy notice about the gifts their mother brings them in Chapter 17?

9. What do Chris and Cathy witness at the Christmas party while hiding in a cupboard?

10. What happens when Cathy tries to stop the grandmother from beating Chris in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's portrayal of selfishness in the book. What is telling of the mother's character based on her acts of selfishness in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dual nature of the grandmother that is portrayed in the book. What do you think is the grandmother's true feelings regarding the children, based on her mixture of punishment and occasional compassion in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Incest is a theme presented in various ways in the book. Part 1.) How might the children's opinions of their parents change after discovering they were related? Part 2.) How does the grandmother inadvertently cause the incest to occur between Cathy and Chris, and what impact must this have on her? Part 3.) How does the author almost make incest excusable in the book, and what reason does she have for this?

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