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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman cries at the funeral because she was in love with Sam?

2. What does John's family do when they find out he was fired for being homosexual?

3. What does Ruth do when she finds out who started the rumor?

4. Where does Dwayne move to during the summer?

5. Who does Lois end up sleeping with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sonny and his father have had some major losses in their lives including Sonny's mother. Due to the losses there is tension between these two characters throughout the story. Write an essay on the effects the losses have had on the two of them as individuals and on their relationship with each other. Which character do you think should be extending a branch to the other to help mend the relationship, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Sam reveals in Chapter 7 that the Farrows will be going broke soon. Write an essay about the effect money has on a family. The Farrows went from being broke to being rich to soon being poor again. They gave up a lot of their poor friends when becoming poor like Genevieve and her husband, so what will become of those relationships when the Farrows become broke again?

Essay Topic 3

Lois is the only woman that openly drinks in Thalia. Why do you think she is alone in this? What makes her different from the other women?

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