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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. Why is Fay unhappy with Judge's circumstances?

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

3. Why does Judge need to see the doctor?

4. Who does Judge ask for when he wakes after surgery?

5. What does Fay tell Judge after he wakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laurel finally catch the bird?

2. How does Fay react to the waiting crowd?

3. Why does Laurel believe her father married Fay?

4. How does Laurel feel about Fay at this point in the story, Part 3, Chapter 4?

5. Why does Miss Adele remain after everyone has left to put away the dishes?

6. Is Laurel a responsible person, as demonstrated by her actions in Chapter 3?

7. What does Dr. Courtland tell Laurel after her father passes away?

8. What does the bird symbolize?

9. Why does Laurel end the argument?

10. Why does Laurel refuse to gossip about Fay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the breadboard? Who made the breadboard? Who used it? Why does its destruction upset Laurel so much? Who destroyed it? Why? What does this destruction say about this person? How does the discovery of this breadboard help Laurel heal?

Essay Topic 2

Who was the dominate person in Judge's relationship with Fay? Why? How did Judge's friends and family feel about this relationship? Why? How did people around Judge feel about Fay? Why do they believe he married Fay? Could they be correct? How does Laurel feel about this relationship between Judge and Fay? Does Laurel also believe what the neighbors believe about Fay? Did Judge's relationship with Fay contribute to his death?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Laurel fly to New Orleans when her father tells her he has made a doctor's appointment? What is unusual about Judge's decision to see a doctor? What does this say about Judge's personality?

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