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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 else arrived with Willie and her fiance on the plane?

2. Where does Rosacoke decide to cool off on the way home?

3. What does Rosacoke think Wesley has grown accustomed to during his service in the Navy?

4. How old is Rosacoke?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wesley mean by the word "repercussions" in his letter?

2. What does Sammy ask Rosacoke regarding Wesley and what is her response?

3. What does Rosacoke want Wesley to do after he disappoints her at the picnic?

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

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

6. When during the pageant does Rosacoke know what her relationship with Wesley really is?

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

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

9. What does Rosacoke do with the letter she writes to Wesley?

10. What is Rosacoke's answer to Wesley's idea that they get married.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What did the author mean by calling the story A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE? Cite an example to support your answer.

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

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?

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