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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fay do when she sees Judge?

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

3. How did Laurel's grandfather die?

4. Where did Judge eat on Sundays?

5. What does Laurel do when she sees what is in the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why is Judge reluctant to engage in confrontations? Is this unusual for a man who makes his living as a judge? How did this reluctance to argue affect Judge's marriages? How did Judge's first wife feel about his reluctance to deal with her anger or her health issues? How did Laurel feel about it? Did this behavior save Judge from emotional entanglements, or make them worse? How?

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