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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Judge react to conflict at home?

2. Who comforts Laurel after the funeral?

3. What is Laurel doing when the neighbors come over?

4. What is Laurel looking for in her father's library?

5. Where does the bird come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the bridesmaids? Why do they call themselves that? Why are they waiting when Laurel and Fay arrive home by train? How does Fay react to their presence? How should she have reacted? What are Fay's motivations for reacting so negatively to these people?

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