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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beulah call for that causes the entire reunion to gather in a circle?

2. According to Julia Mortimer's will, who must attend her funeral?

3. What is Jack's middle name?

4. What color is the flower that looks like a star inside a star that blooms on the porch?

5. Who arrives at the reunion in Part 5 and is unhappy to see the Moody's are present?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of hope in the book. What does hope represent to the book's characters?

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