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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. What is Richard's profession?

3. What does Gwen have in her pocket when she refuses to be home for her mother's get-together in Chapter 11?

4. Who catches Hollis and March spying at Guardian Farms when they were young?

5. Where did March once balance, "arms out, ready for anything"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does March have with Richard, the man who will be her husband, when she is younger.

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

3. What does March enjoy doing during the summer of her 14th year?

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

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

6. Describe Alan in the present.

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

8. How and why is Alan intent on killing himself?

9. What decision does Alan make about Hollis after Henry Murray's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Gwen insists on making her way through the swamp in Chapter 13 not for Hank's benefit, but for her own. Discuss Gwen's reasons for persisting through the marshes to stand on Alan's porch. What is she proving to herself?

Essay Topic 3

March's older brother, Alan, has an adversarial relationship with Hollis as soon as Hollis arrives. Explain why. Based on the second chapter only, what do you predict will happen to Alan and Hollis when they become men?

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