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

2. What character traits best describe Judge?

3. What does Fay tell Judge after he wakes?

4. What is wrong with Judge's eye?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Judge react to his wife's illness toward the end of her life?

2. What problem does Dr. Courtland find with Judge's eyes and is it serious?

3. What does Laurel burn out in the yard?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Laurel find in her mother's sewing room?

9. Why is Laurel concerned for her father?

10. Why does Laurel refuse to gossip about Fay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fay shakes Judge shortly before he died. Did this abuse cause his death? How did this abuse affect Judge? What does this abuse say about Fay? What does the abuse say about Fay and Judge's relationship? Is this a toxic relationship? Why or why not?

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

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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