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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 owns Fox Hill?

2. How old is Tarot?

3. What place has a decor of Naugahyde, wood paneling, and deer heads on the wall?

4. Susie is seeing Ed Milton. What is his profession?

5. What color are the Judge's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has March brought her daughter, Gwen, with her to bury Judith Dale and settle her estate?

2. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?

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

4. Describe Bill Justice.

5. Alan loans March money for a round trip ticket to California. What does she do while she's waiting to board the plane?

6. Describe Alan in the present.

7. How is Gwen dressed for the funeral of Judith Dale?

8. Explain what the kids at school think of Hank and how they're mistaken.

9. What horses does Hollis own and why?

10. What do March and Susie have for their dinner out in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the guilt that various characters in "Here on Earth" for not trying to do more for Belinda before her death.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Gwen's getting ill and having to leave the service before it ends. The author makes it clear that Gwen's reaction isn't normal for her. Discuss Gwen's reaction and the foreshadowing as Chapter 4 ends.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the changes that you as a reader have felt about Hollis throughout the book.

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