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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 does Jack do for Gloria and Lady May just before they set back to the reunion at the end of Part 2?

2. Where does Curly say he is going when he finally leaves the scene of the wreck?

3. What is the name of Jack's daughter with Gloria?

4. What does Curly tell Jack that Mr. Renfro gave him Jack's truck to pay for?

5. Which of the following does the family not do when Jack arrives at the reunion for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Judge Moody's verdict for Jack?

2. How is Julia Mortimer's funeral described?

3. What happens to Jack after Curly punches him and knocks him out in Part 6?

4. What happens when Jack tries to use Bet to get Moody's car unstuck in Part 2?

5. Describe Jack's interaction with Lady May for the first time.

6. What does Gloria say to Jack when he tells her she will be able to pay her respects to Julia Mortimer at the end of Part 2?

7. How does Gloria describe the last time she went to visit Julia Mortimer?

8. What reason does Beulah give the family to prove that Sam Dale couldn't be Gloria's father?

9. What happens when the rope holding Judge Moody's car snaps in Part 6?

10. What is the nature of the family's discussion of Julia Mortimer's actions during a cyclone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the impact Jack's return has on Vaughn in the book. What effect could his return have in a positive and negative respect? What role might Vaughn's education be able to play in the future to secure him a more respected spot in the family?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's use of aggression in the book. What reason does she have for using this method?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the nature of the family's devotion to one another. What reasons do they have for such devotion? In what way does the family not show the same devotion to outsiders of the family, namely Gloria? What is telling of these actions in terms of the nature of the importance family holds to them?

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