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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 character traits best describe Fay?

2. Why does Laurel decide to return to the hospital the night Judge dies?

3. What is significant about Fay's age?

4. How does Fay react to seeing Judge after surgery?

5. Why is Laurel upset that Fay wants the coffin to be open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who else does Laurel grieve in Part 3, Chapter 4?

2. Describe Judge and Laurel's relationship as shown in Chapter 2.

3. What does Laurel find in the house when she returns from dinner?

4. Why do the neighbors blame Laurel for Judge marrying Fay?

5. What does Laurel burn out in the yard?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Fay complain about while waiting for Judge to come out of surgery?

7. Why does Laurel have dinner with the bridesmaids?

8. How does Fay react to the waiting crowd?

9. Who consoles Laurel after the funeral?

10. Why do the neighbors dislike Fay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Fay and Laurel. How are these two characters similar? How are they different? What motivates each character? How are these motivations similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Fay to Laurel's mother. Do they have any similarities? What are they? How are they different? Why did Judge chose to marry each of these women? Did Judge love these women? How did these women affect Judge's life?

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