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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. Where does Frankie's brother and his bride-to-be plan to hold their wedding?
2. Who is the first person that F. Jasmin shares her post-wedding plans with while at the Blue Moon?
3. Which characters says, "It looks to me like everything has just walked off and left me."
4. On what day of the week does Jarvis get married?
5. What was Jarvis's position in the army?
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. How is the theme of interrupted music portrayed in Part 2, Chapter 2?
3. According to the narrator, how does Frances think John Henry viewed the wedding? How did Frances think Berenice viewed the wedding?
4. What brings the wedding feeling back to F. Jasmin on her way home?
5. Why does Frankie change her name to F. Jasmin? Why is this change necessary?
6. Why is Frankie isolated by her female peers?
7. What is Frankie's initial reaction to her brother's engagement?
8. Describe Bernice.
9. Describe the party that Berenice offers to throw Frances after the wedding debacle.
10. How does Mr. Addams respond to F. Jasmin's news that she is not returning after the wedding?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways are Berenice and Frankie similar? In what ways are Bernice and Frankie different? Provide at least two examples for both questions. Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In the Member of the Wedding, Frankie is the protagonist of the novel. Is Frankie her own antagonist? Why or why not? Please use specific examples from the book.
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