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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. Mawmaw sets a platter of what on the table to eat?

2. Where has Ken gotten the opportunity to rent an apartment for him and Dawn?

3. From where did Lonnie and his buddies get joke presents for the stag party?

4. What is the plan Emmett announces out of the blue?

5. What does Sam use to swab her pierced ears?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tom asks if Sam wants eggs, what does she assume will happen?

2. Why does Irene want Emmett to warn her next time he comes to Lexington and how does Emmett respond to her sarcasm?

3. Why does Sam have trouble caring about her father?

4. What does Tom say about his state of mind concerning his sexual interaction with women?

5. What does Sam think would have happened if her parents had waited to have her until Dwayne got back from the war?

6. Why didn't Sam give her mother the ceramic cat she decorated when Irene gave her $600 to buy the car?

7. What is happening to Sam's perception as she spends time in Tom's apartment?

8. How does Sam speculate on the moment of origin?

9. Why does Sam have the feeling that everyone around her is shooting off in all directions?

10. How does Sam feel about her current status as a runaway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect has the Vetnam War had on Emmett? How does it compare to the effect it had on other veterans of the war?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Lexington and Hopewell. What are Irene's feelings about both places in relation to Sam?

Essay Topic 3

Emmett spends many hours digging a hole next to the foundation of the house. What does he say are his reasons for doing so? What does Sam think his real reason is for doing it?

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