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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jean characterize a story heard from various perspectives?
(a) A stew with various ingrediants.
(b) A vegetable and cream, pureed together.
(c) A sandwich laced with mustard of her own.
(d) A seamless wonder.

2. What does the pastor identify as the root cause of the problem with Jean?
(a) Jean was weak.
(b) Jean was too wilful and not dedicated enough to following the law of the lord.
(c) The church had allowed women too much power in preaching.
(d) Jean's father was not a strong enough character.

3. Why does Jean say her mother has always given her problems?
(a) She is hypocritical.
(b) She has faith above all else.
(c) She has her own agenda.
(d) She is enlightened and reactionary at the same time.

4. What allows Jean to spend many nights with Melanie?
(a) Nobody cared about her whereabouts.
(b) She lied about where she was.
(c) The church group often slept at each other's homes.
(d) Her mother approved of the friendship.

5. What does Jean compare history to?
(a) Our own personal past.
(b) A string full of knots.
(c) A religious text.
(d) Fairy tales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chapter titled Judges open with?

2. What is the first thing that happens in the chapter titled Judges?

3. What matters when looking at the past?

4. Where does Jean go right after repenting and being released from her lockdown?

5. According to Jean, what cannot be found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the pastor and Jean's mother propose after discovering Jean's continued interest in women, and what is Jean's response?

2. What happens at Elsie's funeral?

3. Describe the nature and style of the chapter entitled Deuteronomy.

4. According to the chapter Deuteronomy what are some ways that people change or deny the past?

5. What is the nature of stories and history and how does she describe them?

6. Who is a friend to Jean after she is exposed for loving women for the second time? What does she do to help?

7. What happens that makes the sorcerer cast Winnet out?

8. What must Winnet do to reach the beautiful city? What is it like when she reaches it?

9. What happens when Jean finally returns home after being accused by the pastor in church?

10. Who is Katy? What is her relationship to Jean?

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