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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 does Laurel go to check on Fay after Missouri?

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

3. What does Dr. Courtland tell Laurel about Judge after he dies?

4. Where did Fay and Judge get married?

5. What does Laurel listen for but never hear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the pictures and books in her father's library symbolize to Laurel?

2. Why does Laurel believe her father died?

3. How does gossip affect the plot in Part 3, Chapter 1?

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

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

6. How does Fay react when she returns home from the funeral home and finds people sitting with Laurel?

7. What does the nurse tell Laurel when she arrives at the hospital? How does Laurel react?

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

9. How does Fay react to the waiting crowd?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss gossip. Is gossip a bad thing? How does gossip affect people's lives? How can gossip be good? How is gossip bad? How does gossip affect Laurel? Fay? Judge?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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