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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. Grandma calls her husband a big bull. The characters report that he wants sex how often?

2. What play does the following line come from: "The quality of mercy is not strained"?

3. In the first scene, what road is less than a mile away?

4. Who is sixteen before realizing that pedophilia does not mean people who like to ride bicycles?

5. What age is Li'l Bit when she first tells the audience about her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the summer of 1962, Li'l Bit is trying to talk her mother into something. What is it?

2. Li'l Bit leaves for college. What types of gifts does Peck send her?

3. Sum up "A Mother's Guide to Social Drinking".

4. What is Li'l Bit's plan to keep Peck from drinking?

5. During the 1966 scene titled "The Anthropology of the Female Body in Ninth Grade", an occasional beeping is heard only by the reader and by Li'l Bit. What is the beeping.

6. Who is Li'l Bit's cousin and what is his name?

7. How does Li' Bit describe the male's love of cars?

8. What are Li'l Bit's conditions for the weekly meeting with her uncle?

9. What is the mood of the two characters when Peck arrives for Li'l Bit's 18th birthday?

10. How is Li'l Bit doing in college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peck is described as having his own demons to deal with. What are these demons? Give examples of how he deals with them.

Essay Topic 2

We learn that Peck has a drinking problem. Li'l Bit offers to meet with him once a week if he'll stop drinking. Does he stop drinking? Why or why not? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

In one scene, Peck takes Cousin Bobby fishing. Bobby becomes upset that the fish are being hurt, and Peck attempts to comfort Bobby. Does Peck have ulterior motives in comforting Bobby? Explain your reasons.

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