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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Laurel's mother write to Judge?

2. What does Laurel hope is in bloom at her mother's grave?

3. Why does Fay want to go to Texas?

4. What do the old women think Judge lost?

5. How does Fay react to her family's arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fay insist on making the funeral arrangements? Why does Laurel allow her to do this? Should Laurel have had a right to make some of the decisions? Why or why not? Does Laurel agree with Fay's choices? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Fay did not think Judge should have surgery on his eye. Judge trusted his friend. Who was right? Who should have the right to make these types of medical decisions? Would the story have been different had Judge followed Fay's opinion? Would Judge still be alive?

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