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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. What is one of the things that Rosacoke mentions in her letter to Wesley?

2. What is Rosacoke riding on when the story begins?

3. How did Mildred behave when Rosacoke last saw her?

4. How long has Rosacoke been dating Wesley?

5. Why does Rosacoke resist Wesley's romantic advances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rosacoke do while the family goes to the Christmas pageant at church?

2. Where does Rosacoke decide to go when she gets restless at home?

3. How is it that Wesley drives Rosacoke home?

4. What is the nature of Wesley's Thanksgiving invitation to Rosacoke?

5. What does Rosacoke do on a Sunday afternoon after she confirms her suspicions of pregnancy?

6. Why is Rosacoke needed so urgently at the church?

7. How does Rosacoke inform Wesley of her pregnancy?

8. Rosacoke joins her family members at the picnic. Who are they?

9. What does Wesley do during the funeral that embarrasses Rosacoke?

10. Whose personal evolution is the premise of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosacoke was friends with Mildred and Sammy who were both black. Explain the significance of Rosacoke's continuing friendship with black people in the rural American South during the 1960s. What is revealed about Rosacoke's character in her faithfulness to her friends during this time period?

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses some important instances of flashbacks in the story. Explain what a flashback is and cite at least two making sure to explain what makes each a flashback.

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