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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 does Lucille have to take to school after she is absent?

2. How does Ruth feel about all the freedom Sylvie gives them?

3. What do Ruth and Lucille hear often in the night?

4. Who does their grandmother live with after the grandfather's death?

5. What does the person from question #77 do after talking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the girls like about Sylvie as far as their mother is concerned?

2. How does the grandfather's house fare in the flood?

3. How do the girls lie to Lily and Nona about Sylvie and what happens as the result?

4. What happens to the narrator's grandmother after her husband is killed?

5. What does Sylvie do in response to Lily and Nona's ads?

6. What do the girls see at the lake while skipping school?

7. What does Ruth and Lucille's mother do after she leaves them on the front porch?

8. What do Ruth's mother and two aunts do following their father's death?

9. Where do the girls go after the flood water recedes and what happens there?

10. How does Sylvie feel about Ruth and Lucille going to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the physical setting of the novel, Fingerbone, with the events that have been shown in the sister's lives in chapter one. How does one reflect the other? What foreshadowing to the rest of the narrator's life, might be gleaned from the descriptions of Fingerbone and the types of events common in that town?

Essay Topic 2

Do think Sylvie is mentally ill? Use examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Ruth and Lucille liked Sylvie when they met her? Use examples from the book and give your own opinion in your answer.

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