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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Judge Moody admit he had Julia Mortimer's letter before receiving a second one?

2. Who comes over to Gloria and trims her dress after she is attached and force-fed?

3. What does Judge Moody reveal that Julia Mortimer coached him in when he was younger?

4. What reason does Granny say Jack is like the dead person she tries to wake in Part 3?

5. What do all the women at the reunion fuss over in regards to the rip in Gloria's dress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the nature of the family's secrets in the book. What is telling of the family based on these secrets?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of humor in the book. What reason might the author have for putting such humor in the book? What might the author be saying about the true nature of the book's characters based on her use of humor?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of dialogue in the book. What purpose might the author have for using this method in the book? What is the reader able to learn about the characters that they would not had dialogue not been utilized?

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