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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it like for Jean when Melanie visits and kisses her goodbye?

3. What was the Awful Occasion?

4. What does Jean's mother say of Jean's sexuality?

5. Who tries to help Jean after she is accused by the pastor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at Elsie's funeral?

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

5. In what ways might the chapter entitled Deuteronomy apply to Jean's life?

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

7. What makes Jean's mother aware of what is happening between Jean and Melanie?

8. What is Jean's mother's reaction to the discovery of Jean's continued interest in women?

9. What happens when Jean returns home for a visit?

10. What does the author say about the curious and the collector of curios?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author frequently uses stories, often ones that sound like parables, to make her points in her story.

Part 1. Give some examples of some stories she tells to enhance an aspect of her story.

Part 2. Analyze the story she tells in reference to her story. What does it mean? What is she adding to her narrative?

Part 3. In your mind, how effective is this tool in her story telling?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses parables throughout her story in ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT. Write a parable for your own story.

Part 1. Give us the general situation of a time in your life when you were going through something you would like to represent through a story.

Part 2. Create and tell the story that will shed understanding or light onto your situation for the reader.

Part 3. Explain your story and how it relates to your situation in life. Do you think your story was effective in adding depth or meaning to the description of your situation?

Essay Topic 3

None of the references to famous people, stories, or other things are in the novel by accident. The author brings them up specifically for their relevance to some aspect of her story. Choose one of the many popular or Biblical references in the novel to explain.

Part 1. What reference is made? When in the story is it made?

Part 2. Describe the reference thoroughly, making sure to include the parts that relate to ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT.

Part 3. How does this reference relate back to Jean's story? What relevance does it have? What insight or depth does it bring with it that was missing?

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