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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. Why do Julia, Little Lloyd and Deputy Bates drive to the location in #53?

2. How do people react to Julia having Little Lloyd with her all the time?

3. What is one reason Julia would like to see Little Lloyd leave?

4. Why did Wesley Lloyd marry Julia?

5. Who is Julia's boarder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julia know that the whole town will soon know her business after she has had a visit from LuAnne Conover?

2. How does Julia plan to make her dead husband suffer by the way she manages this situation?

3. What unnerves Julia when she goes out for a drive?

4. What does Sam advise Julia to do in order to check on Little Lloyd?

5. What is Lillian's perspective on why Little Lloyd left his bag of possessions at Julia's house?

6. What is Julia's first response after the boy is left at her house and why does she change her mind?

7. Who arrives at Julia's house to interrupt her morning?

8. How recently has Julia Springer been widowed and what is she doing as the novel begins?

9. What is Sam able to tell Julia about whether her husband planned on leaving his estate to the church?

10. In what way does Julia begin to speak her mind after church one Sunday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of betrayal Why does it have such a prevalent place in Julia's life? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the atypical family in MISS JULIA SPEAKS HER MIND. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is this family unit to most Southern families living during this time period?

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Julia's life. Will Hazel and Little Lloyd still be present in her life? What kind of child is Little Lloyd? What role does Sam play in Julia's life? Explain.

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