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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. What happens at Elsie's funeral?

2. What must Winnet do to reach the beautiful city?

3. How does Jean characterize uncertainty to her?

4. Which of the following best characterizes a belief held by Jean's mother?

5. What does the sorcerer want of Winnet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Melanie go, and with whom, after being accused at church? What happens?

2. What happens at Elsie's funeral?

3. What does Jean tell the church to protect Katy?

4. How does Winnet end up living with the sorcerer and believing she is his daughter?

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

6. What do the pastor and her mother pinpoint as the culprit for Jean's sexuality?

7. What is it like for Winnet living in the village? Why does she decide she has to leave?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the five fundamental components of storytelling discussed is the element of style.

Part 1. What is the element of style?

Part 2. Give some examples of literature or other popular stories where style has been a major factor in the enjoyment of the story.

Part 3. Discuss the style used in the novel. How effective was it?

Essay Topic 2

At one point Jean describes her mother as "Old Testament." What do we mean by that phrase?

Part 1. Describe the Biblical Old Testament.

Part 2. Describe the Biblical New Testament, comparing and contrasting it to the Old Testament.

Part 3. Give some examples and explanations about things that might be referred to as Old Testament.

Essay Topic 3

The novel ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT is the debut novel by Jeannette Winterson. Write an essay about the book and the author.

Part 1. When was the book published? How has it been received by the literary community?

Part 2. What type of story is this? What does the story itself tell us about the author?

Part 3. Who is Jeannette Winterson and what else has she done?

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