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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following matters has Judge Moody not handled for Julia Mortimer?

2. Who walks over to the Moody's with a heaped-up platter of food when they first arrive at the reunion?

3. What does Julia Mortimer tell Gloria that she would be doing if she married Jack?

4. What, at the conclusion of Julia Mortimer's letter, does Judge Moody say is what lead him to travel to see her?

5. What is the name of the song that Nathan plays on his cornet that makes Granny fall asleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of social class in the book. What is telling of this portrayal in terms of character development?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of religion in the book. What does religion represent to the book's characters? How does the family's treatment of religion suggest their hypocrisy?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, education has been a common theme linking each part together.

Part 1.) What might the author be saying about the society of the people in the book based on this portrayal of education?

Part 2.) In what way does Julia Mortimer's character represent the positive impact education could have on the book's characters had they given her the chance?

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