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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. Which wall of the kitchen in Chapter 7 is built from brick?

2. When does Chapter 4 take place?

3. What year is it in Chapter 3?

4. When does Miss Dawn come to August's salon to get her hair done?

5. Where does August take Joan while her parents talk to a doctor in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

2. How do men and women dress for the annual Marine Corps Ball?

3. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

4. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

5. What car does August drive in Chapter 9, and why is it special?

6. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

7. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

8. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

9. In 1995, what does August think after she receives the phone call from Miriam telling her that Jax hit her?

10. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam still attends Mass as her mother did. How is Miriam and August’s faith in God different? Why is Miriam still a believer, and August is not?

Essay Topic 2

Miriam has an epiphany during Derek’s trial. What epiphany does she have? Why does she realize that she should be ashamed for not leaving Jax, for not taking better care of her daughters, and for not supporting August like she should have?

Essay Topic 3

Della is a skilled seamstress. Why would she be considered an artist?

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