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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 is wrong with Judge's eye?

2. Who does Dr. Courtland call to meet Fay and Laurel in Mississippi?

3. Who's wedding were the bridesmaids a part of?

4. What does Laurel hear when she approaches the Judge's room the night he dies?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fay.

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

3. What does Laurel burn out in the yard?

4. Describe Judge McKelva.

5. Why does Laurel have dinner with the bridesmaids?

6. In Chapter 1, what causes the tensions between Laurel and Fay?

7. Why does Judge become depressed?

8. Where does Laurel expect her father to be buried?

9. What does Fay do when she sees the coffin?

10. Why does Judge chose a doctor in New Orleans rather than one close to home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Eudora Welty uses several examples of symbolism throughout the novel. Name two. What do these objects symbolize? Why did Welty chose these items? How are these items similar to the things they symbolize? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Does Judge love Fay? Did Judge remarry out of love? Was Judge lonely? Could Laurel have saved him from a bad marriage if she had not moved to Chicago? Was it Laurel's job to keep her father from being lonely? Why did Laurel move away? Does Laurel feel guilty about leaving her father? Why or why not?

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