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

Short Answer Questions

1. What startles Rosacoke at Mr. Isaac's pond?

2. Who does Rosacoke plan to phone to come get her after she gets to the Beaver household?

3. What are Wesley and his brother doing as Rosacoke approaches the house?

4. What does Rosacoke do when she arrives home?

5. Where are Wesley and his brother when Rosacoke approaches the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Disappointment takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the 1960s when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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