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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. What movement did Sibyl become involved in after quitting college?

2. What is the name of the Bedfords' son?

3. How old was Connie when she first saw a baby born?

4. Why did Connie become hysterical when the jury returned to the courtroom?

5. What was Sibyl preparing to do when she was informed about Charlotte's labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sibyl's first experience with childbirth influence her decision to become a midwife?

2. Why did Stephen Hastings bring a photographer to take pictures of Sibyl?

3. What is the difference between Connie's profession and her mother's?

4. How did Rand feel about Sibyl's profession and why did he feel that way?

5. Why did Connie feel better after first meeting Stephen Hastings?

6. What was Sibyl's first experience with childbirth?

7. Why did other people find the words that Connie used as a child strange and uncomfortable?

8. What effect did Sibyl's job have on Connie and Rand's relationship?

9. Why did the men at the party go on foot to find a telephone when the woman went into labor?

10. Why did Connie spend a lot of her time riding her best friend's horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What tone is set for the novel in the very first section of the book? What does the author do to set the tone? Does the book progress using the same tone throughout, or does it change at some point?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Sibyl charged with manslaughter? How does Charlotte's death fit the definition of manslaughter? What defense does Stephen Hastings use? Is his defense reasonable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What does Sibyl's repair of the wound in Charlotte's body reveal about her? Why is it important in her trial? Why does the author place it where he does in the novel?

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