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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. Who does Alan save from drowning in the marsh?

2. What road did farms once line in the area where March grew up?

3. What does March see at Judith's grave?

4. How many boxes does March have of Judith's things to go to the Library Association booth at the Harvest Fair?

5. After Henry Murray's death, where is Hollis's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities and organizations had Judith Dale volunteered for?

2. Describe Judith's garden as March finds it in Chapter 1.

3. When March was growing up, who was everyone's favorite lawyer and why?

4. After the death of Henry Murray, what jobs does Hollis take and why?

5. What horses does Hollis own and why?

6. In Chapter 5, how does March find out about Hollis's return to Jenkintown and what does she do about it.

7. What does Harriet want to gossip about with Louise, and how does Louise respond?

8. What causes the pain in the side that Louise has in Chapter 11?

9. Describe Alan in the present.

10. In Chapter 7, Gwen questions why she would want to go back to California. Why does she do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Here on Earth" is divided into three parts. Discuss this division of the book, comparing and contrasting the parts.

Essay Topic 2

March begins wearing Judith's emerald ring, a decision that affects Louise. Discuss the similarities in Judith and March and the symbolism of the emerald ring.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, the comment is made that "with Hollis it was all or nothing." Explain this. Is it a true comment? If so, give examples.

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