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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 follows Sylvie and Ruth as they walk home?

2. What does the sheriff tell Ruth about the next day?

3. What does Lucille do when they find Sylvie on the park bench?

4. What does Lucille complain to her friends about?

5. Who follows Sylvie and Ruth at the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth feel about hanging out with the girls from school?

2. What is Sylvie's reaction to the town's concerns about her and Ruth?

3. Why does the sheriff visit Ruth and Sylvie and what do some neighboring women do about his visit?

4. What do the neighboring women do about the condition of Ruth's house?

5. What does Ruth think about the loss of her mother in relationship to her thoughts on Cain and Abel?

6. When Lucille turns the lights on in the kitchen one night what does she see?

7. What does Lucille demand of Sylvie about dinner?

8. What happens when Sylvie and Ruth take a boat at the lake?

9. What does Sylvie do when Lucille asks about her husband?

10. Why does Sylvie wake Ruth up before dawn after Lucille has left?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did you feel about the ending of this book? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think Ruth and Lucille feel about themselves, taking into account their father deserting them, their mother committing suicide and their aunts, Lily and Nona, not wanting to stay with them? Illustrate your answer from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Sylvie's relationship with the girls is similar to their mother's relationship with them? Use examples from the book to illustrate your opinion.

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