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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 Esther do that makes a big impact at Horace's protest?

2. Who does Tony tell Chloe is interested in her?

3. Who is one major holdout saying he is going to sell his business to Mr. Belmont?

4. What is one reason Esther does not show up for the Dunbar Hotel audition?

5. What vanishes for Chloe when she is onstage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do James and Chloe do in front of Chloe's house that she knows is dangerous?

2. What does Vivian invite Preacher to her house to do in Part III?

3. What doe Esther do when Horace leans in to kiss her?

4. How has Vivian thought of Chloe among her three girls up through the end of Part IV?

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

6. What does Horace argue to others who Mr. Belmont has approached?

7. In Part IV, what does Ruth do that Mary catches her at?

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

9. In Part IV, what step does Vivian take regarding what is left of the singing group to try to reach for success again?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sexton explain and help develop the reader's understanding of what kind of community Fillmore is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how each of the three main characters Ruth, Esther, and Chloe assert more autonomy over their own fates as the novel progresses.

Essay Topic 3

How does Esther's experience of sexual assault as a young girl change her relationships with her sister and mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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