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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 do prescription drugs do for Kate?

2. What has John missed?

3. What comes from abandoning hope?

4. What makes the couple go back to Louisiana?

5. Where is the streetcar located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Kate in this section?

2. How does the novel end?

3. Why is Kate so angry with John?

4. What ruins the trip?

5. Why is Kate so happy in Chicago?

6. What does Kate think the worst that can happen to John is?

7. Why does John flirt with Joyce?

8. Has John completely abandoned his search?

9. What does John introduce Kate as at the end of his chapter?

10. Why is Aunt Emily upset with John at the beginning of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. John and Lonnie have a special way of communicating with one another that no one else understands. How do the two brothers communicate with one another?

2. How do movies play apart in the relationship that the brothers share? Explain why Lonnie might to relate to movies the way John does.

3. Why is death a focus in their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Strict Southern guidelines prescribe that women and men act a certain way. Kate and John often find themselves searching for their place in a society that does not accept them. How have John and Kate made themselves outsides in New Orleans society?

1. Describe 2 different times each character alienates themselves.

2. Describe 2 times that New Orleans society outcasts Kate and John.

Essay Topic 3

1. Compare Harold's wife to a typical Southern housewife. How do their actions and behaviors differ from one another?

2. Why is Kate so put out by Harold's wife?

3. Because Kate constantly looks to find her freedom from New Orleans society, is it interesting that Kate is shocked by Harold's wife's actions?

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