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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 is Remington Jackson's nickname?

2. How old was Bambi in 1945 when she first met Remington Jackson?

3. Who is the attorney who will help in the intervention?

4. What month is it when the group scatters the ashes?

5. What do Carmen and Suzie do at the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had the women done today that made it such a sad one?

2. Compare and contrast Walter with Him.

3. What is the story that Canoe shares about Teddy Roosevelt?

4. What plan is Pips Phelp leading at the Club?

5. What is the group doing at Bambi's house?

6. What arrangement does Bambi make to meet Remington again?

7. How does Esther Curran manage in the years since her husband, Walter's, death?

8. Describe Bambi's Breaks for Freedom.

9. Why is Megan's death particularly sad?

10. How had Esther's relationship with Walter been different from the relationships the other women have with their husbands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of married women in the 1950s when the women in the novel are beginning their married lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 2

OUR KIND is a classic circle of life story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Develop a character study of Him. What are his physical characteristics? What emotional hold does he hold over all the women? What does he signify in the women's lives?

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