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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 excuse does Patty give for laughing with Anton?

2. Why does Patty decide to obey her mother in Chapter 6?

3. What lie does Mrs. Bergen tell Grandma Fried in Chapter 2?

4. Where does Patty's grandmother live?

5. Who is Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Freddy is seen with Patty in Chapter 10?

2. Describe Patty's dream.

3. Why does Patty contemplate betraying Anton in Chapter 13?

4. Why does Mr. Bergen treat Patty differently in Chapter 16?

5. Why does Ruth encourage Patty to be sweet and well-behaved in front of her parents?

6. How does Patty's mother deceive her in Chapter 2?

7. Why does Ruth initially refuse to eat breakfast with Anton and Patty, and then decide to join them after a few minutes?

8. What explanation does Patty give for assisting Anton?

9. How is abuse affecting the Bergen family?

10. Describe Edna Louise.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What cycle relating to violence is evident in the novel? How is loneliness linked to jealousy and anger? How does anger progress into hatred, cruelty and violence? How does Patty manage to break this cycle of violence at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How is prejudice described in the novel? What role does prejudice play in the character's lives? Which characters are able to overcome prejudice, and why? How does their open-minded attitude affect their characters?

Essay Topic 3

What unspoken rules of society does Patty break and how does her error affect her character? Who sets these unspoken rules of society and how are they enforced? What effect might ignoring, or repeatedly breaking, the unspoken rules of society have on Patty's character?

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