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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 does Ruth do for the first time in a long time the first time she goes back to Bop City?

2. What does Chloe say she has been craving of Ruth's?

3. What is James's favorite type of music?

4. Who catches Ruth coming back into the house from Bop City?

5. What does Chloe admit to herself when she sees Esther waiting for her for their first performance at the Champagne Supper Club?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Belmont and why is he so unwelcome in Fillmore?

2. What is one reason Esther pulls out of the Dunbar audition with Chloe?

3. Who reconnects Chloe with James, and why?

4. What does Horace's bookstore mean to Esther?

5. What does James say Chloe the first time he sees her perform?

6. What does Ruth tell Esther when she comes to the house to check on Esther in Part IV?

7. What does Esther become increasingly involved with in Part IV?

8. What happens when Vivian auditions two possible singers to join Chloe in Part IV?

9. How does Ruth feel after having her baby and giving up singing?

10. How does the redevelopment in Fillmore affect Gerry and Ruth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Sexton's tone and style throughout this novel.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sexton describe the interplay between The Salvations' musical talent and sexualization? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why and how does Sexton communicate Ruth's feelings of entrapment both within her own family and in the context of The Salvations? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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