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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. What did Richard used to collect when he was a boy?

2. What does Richard call a meeting in the woods?

3. What does Louise ask her daughter to order to drink at the Lyon?

4. In Chapter 12, what does March remember Richard crying about?

5. Who was the Italian cook the Coopers hired long ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hank suddenly leave the party in Chapter 13?

2. Why is Hank hesitant about going into the house on Fox Hill?

3. Describe what happened the first time Ken saw Belinda in the road.

4. Describe the front of Alan's house as Gwen approaches it for the first time.

5. Describe Ed Milton.

6. What scene does March witness in Chapter 21 that she is frozen by?

7. What did Judith show March about catching a fox?

8. What is Dr. Henderson's opinion of Belinda's death?

9. What are some of the recipes that Richard tried out with his assistant?

10. What does Hollis want to do in old Mr. Cooper's parlor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Hank's personality and what it results from. Why is he fascinated by Gwen?

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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