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

2. Who is Binkie Enloe?

3. What is Lillian able to do that Julia is not?

4. What does Deputy Bates tell Julia about his earlier discovery?

5. Why is Julia sure that everyone in town will very soon know all about her business and the little boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Binkie Enloe give to Julia regarding any lawsuits filed?

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

3. Why does Julia think that her house was ransacked?

4. Why has Sam resigned as an elder at the church?

5. What is the irony of Little Lloyd coming into Julia's life?

6. What does Julia find at her home when she returns from Hazel's house?

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

8. Who is Sam Murdoch and why does Julia place so much trust in him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Sam Murdoch. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Sam?

Essay Topic 2

Ross is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them, and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Julia. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Julia?

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