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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 Judge do while Laurel reads to him?
2. What does Fay say when Laurel tells her to get up?
3. What is Laurel's mood as they wait for the surgery to end?
4. What does Laurel remember about sleeping in her room?
5. What day is it when Judge dies.
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem does Dr. Courtland find with Judge's eyes and is it serious?
2. How does gossip affect the plot in Part 3, Chapter 1?
3. What story of her mother's does Laurel recall in Part 3, Chapter 4?
4. Describe Judge and Fay's relationship as shown in Chapter 2.
5. How does Laurel finally catch the bird?
6. Why did Judge call himself an optimist?
7. In Chapter 2, what does Fay complain about while waiting for Judge to come out of surgery?
8. Why does Laurel believe her father married Fay?
9. Do you think Fay's behavior is appropriate in Chapter 2?
10. How does Laurel feel about Fay at this point in the story, Part 3, Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Phil? Why does Laurel think about him after the death of her father? What impact did his death have on Laurel? Why is Laurel more angry about his death, even after all this time, than that of her father? How has Phil's death defined Laurel's life?
Essay Topic 2
Fay shakes Judge shortly before he died. Did this abuse cause his death? How did this abuse affect Judge? What does this abuse say about Fay? What does the abuse say about Fay and Judge's relationship? Is this a toxic relationship? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Who are the bridesmaids? Why do they call themselves that? Why are they waiting when Laurel and Fay arrive home by train? How does Fay react to their presence? How should she have reacted? What are Fay's motivations for reacting so negatively to these people?
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