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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 tells March about Hollis's life before he came to live with them?
2. Who finds Judith Dale dead in the chair by the fireplace?
3. Who among the pallbearers installed an air conditioner for Judith Dale the previous summer?
4. What is Richard's profession?
5. What does March plan to plant at the gravesite later in the week?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 9, why is Susie trying to convince March to return home to California.
2. What subject have March and Susie been dancing around, but which they actually discuss in Chapter 10? Why have they been avoiding it? Who else knows about this secret with March and Susie knowing?
3. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?
4. Alan loans March money for a round trip ticket to California. What does she do while she's waiting to board the plane?
5. The house Hollis owns is falling apart and he receives satisfaction from this. Why?
6. How is Gwen dressed for the funeral of Judith Dale?
7. Describe Alan in the present.
8. Describe the cemetery where Judith is buried.
9. Explain what the kids at school think of Hank and how they're mistaken.
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 possible symbolism of the foxes and the rabbits.
Essay Topic 2
The reader meets Susanna Justice in Chapter 4. As adults, both Susie and March are friends, yet from March's viewpoint, Susie has always been cryptic. This calls attention to her response of, "she was something, all right" when March talks about how great Judith Dale was. What might Susie have meant by her statement?
Essay Topic 3
When Gwen meets Hollis, she doesn't like him. She notices that he's handsome, but she also picks up on some peculiarity about him. Discuss what it is that Gwen sees in Hollis. Is it different from what March sees? What about other characters in the book?
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