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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 is Daisy?

2. Where is Cunningham College?

3. Who is Elizabeth?

4. Who does Ben Daisy say he saw wearing three wedding bands?

5. What does Mama do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do people in town stop talking to Mama?

2. Whose grave does Libertie tend to?

3. How does Mr. Ben die?

4. Who is Elizabeth?

5. Where does Libertie get into college?

6. What happened to Mama's sister?

7. Who is Mr. Ben?

8. What does Mama want to open after the war?

9. Why does Mama start seeing white patients at her hospital?

10. Which character spends his days drinking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's time at college. What does she learn while she is there?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Libertie and Mama. What is this relationship like, and how does it change throughout the novel?

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