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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years could Jack have to spend in jail if he and Gloria are cousins?

2. Which of the following presents does Granny not receive for her birthday?

3. Who does Beulah send to retrieve an old family photo in Part 5?

4. In what month does Julia Mortimer wish to start school?

5. Who does Granny tell the family is the person who could be Gloria's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of loyalty in the book. What might being loyal represent to the book's characters?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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