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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. Where is the picnic held?

2. Rosacoke knows she will be the only ___________ person at the funeral.

3. Why is Willie Duke moving to Roanoke?

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

5. Why is Sissie especially uncomfortable in the heat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Wesley do while Rosacoke is at the funeral?

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

4. How does Willie Duke create a stir with her return home?

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

6. What does Rosacoke remember about the last time she saw Mildred?

7. What had Rosacoke hoped the army would do for Rato?

8. What is the irony of Rosacoke's unexpected pregnancy?

9. What is the disappointing chain of communications between Rosacoke and Wesley after the annoying time at the picnic?

10. What points does the author make about the nature of change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mrs. Mustian. What is her relationship with her children? What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Mrs. Mustiann's character in the story?

Essay Topic 2

The uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the story. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the taboo of pre-marital sex in the 1960s. Compare and contrast pre-marital sex in America during the 1960s to pre-marital sex in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

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