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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. Who does Laurel find in the kitchen when she wakes?

2. Where does Laurel put Miss Adele's gift?

3. What does Fay do when Laurel tells her Judge might be dying?

4. How does Fay react to Dr. Courtland's orders regarding Judge's after surgery care?

5. Who meets the train when Fay and Laurel arrive back in Mississippi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laurel find that causes her to finally become angry with Fay?

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

3. What does Fay decide to do after the funeral?

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

5. Is it appropriate for Fay to expect Judge to take her dancing?

6. Who is waiting when the train arrives in Judge's hometown?

7. What makes Laurel unhappy about her father's coffin?

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

9. What does Part 2, Chapter 4 say about the characters of Laurel and Fay?

10. What does Laurel notice about her father and Fay's bedroom when she goes to wake Fay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief is a theme of this novel. Discuss how grief effects each of the main characters, including Laurel, Fay, and Judge. How does grief change their thinking, their behaviors? How does it affect their choices?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Judge's depression. Why did he become depressed after surgery? Who had the largest impact on Judge's emotional state? Why? How did Laurel try to relieve Judge's depression? Was she successful? Was Judge's depression a hurdle to his recovery? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Laurel's mother. How does Laurel feel about her mother? What kind of person does Laurel believe her mother was? Does Laurel admire her mother? Why or why not? What does Laurel think about her mother and father's relationship? How did this relationship define her father? Was this an accurate description?

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