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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 is the Sunny Dixie Show?

2. What magazine does Mick look at when she went to the library?

3. What happens to Biff Brannon on October 8?

4. While outside on the porch with his friend, Spareribs, what does Bugger do to Baby?

5. Who is Spiros Antonapoulos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Singer suddenly go away during July without warning?

2. Why did Mick Kelly decide she wanted to have a prom party?

3. What was it that Biff Brannon and his sister-in-law, Lucille, disagreed on?

4. What place did Mick Kelly favor during her long walks at night, and why?

5. Why does Mick apply for the job at the ten-cent store?

6. Why does Doctor Copeland want to contact Mister Singer?

7. Why did Doctor Copeland have problems choosing the essay contest winner?

8. Who is Mick Kelly?

9. What question was plaguing Biff Brannon as he watched Mister Singer, Jake Blount, and Mick Kelly together?

10. Why did Biff Brannon seem to be closer to his wife than they were when she was alive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate Jake Blount's statement, "The old cow grazes all over--in the south, the west, the north, and the east. But she's milked in just one place." What did he mean by this analogy?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the main character of the novel and why? What about the protagonist and antagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Portia's relationship with the Kelly family. Based on what Portia tells her father about them, does she feel like more than an employee? If so, do the Kellys treat her strictly as an employee, or as a friend? If there is friendship, is it one sided? Is it stronger with some of the family than others? What does this tell readers about Portia's character?

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