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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. Unison's father and three brothers were all killed in the span of ________________.

2. What was the only job that Samuel attempted?

3. In what has Will invested money?

4. What do the Daughters of the Confederacy ask Will to do?

5. What does Unison do at Prothero's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Will's journey home after the end of the war.

2. What prevents Lucy from leaving with the children?

3. Describe how Cassie and her family members were taken aboard the big boat in Africa.

4. How does Baby try to re-pay her mother for swallowing the diamond ring?

5. Why is Will not interested in seeing General Lee during the surrender at Appomattox?

6. What is the story of the woman at the train station which makes Lucy change her mind about leaving her family?

7. Why does Maimie decide to kill herself?

8. How does the author show that Lucy is weary of Will's war stories?

9. Why did Bianca try to push Lucy toward social refinement and how did Lucy feel about it?

10. What are the circumstances in which Maimie is terminated by Angus McCloud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the early to mid 20th century when Lucy is living her life. How did women's roles evolve? What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not?

Essay Topic 2

The author begins the story in the present day and tells the story through a series of flashbacks. Why did he choose to tell his story this way? In what way is a flashback technique more interesting for a reader? In what ways is it more complicated?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether Will was a victim of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. What are the symptoms of this disorder? What behaviors haunted Will for the rest of his life after his service in the Civil War? What do you think people called this disorder which was not formally recognized at this time?

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