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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. In Part 2, Chapter 1, which character says, "At one time Uncle Charles was one of the leading citizens."
2. Which war takes place during this novel?
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. Who came to take care of Frankie after her mom died?
5. When Frankie becomes angry because she does not feel like sleeping over at her house, what reason does she give John Henry for inviting him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Frankie imagine that some of the sidewalk lazies would say about her while she is working in her father's shop?
2. Describe the party that Berenice offers to throw Frances after the wedding debacle.
3. Describe Berenice's house.
4. How does F. Jasmin end her last night with Berenice and John Henry?
5. Why does F. Jasmin end up sitting on Berenice's lap?
6. Why was F. Jasmin not able to speak with her brother, Jarvis or the bride, Janice? Provide examples.
7. How does the narrator describe the town as F. Jasmin is headed to her date?
8. What realization does F. Jasmin have about Mr. Addams in Part 2, Chapter 1? Why does she have this realization?
9. Describe Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
10. What brings the wedding feeling back to F. Jasmin on her way home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What events in the novel, The Member of the Wedding, cause Frances to lose her innocence? How do these events connect her to other girls her age and make her a member of something? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the author chose to use a narrator to tell Frankie's story? Why did the author not use the first person narrative to portray her struggle to belong to a group? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
How does becoming F. Jasmin help Frankie to escape her current situation? How does becoming F. Jasmin hinder Frankie's escape from her current situation? How are Frankie, F. Jasmin, and Frances similar? How are they different? Please use specific examples from the book.
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