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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 wants to catch a dragonfly in Chapter 2?

2. Who is the founder of Jenkintown?

3. How long does it take the bartender to retrieve Hollis when March calls in Chapter 5?

4. According to Chapter 11, what is the greatest pleasure that Hollis has ever known?

5. How did Julie die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Gwen decide to play the good girl in Chapter 10? How does she go about it?

5. Describe the scene of the October farmer's market from Chapter 11.

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, why is Susie trying to convince March to return home to California.

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

10. Describe the cemetery where Judith is buried.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 5, Ken Helms tells March and Gwen, "Make a tree sound and its fruit will be sound. Make a tree rotten and its fruit will be rotten." Discuss what this means and how it applies to the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the lemon tree in California, both when March talks to Hollis while near it and when Richard talks to March while near it.

Essay Topic 3

Gwen has long wanted to be responsible for herself, but once she is, "her situation now brings her to tears." Explain why.

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