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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the old women ask Laurel not to do?

2. Who comforts Laurel after the funeral?

3. What does Fay do when she sees Judge?

4. Who put the paint on the desk?

5. What does Laurel find in her father's library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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