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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. Which of the women leads the group into a new creative phase?

2. What does Canoe serve that the women and girls only pick at?

3. How old are the daughters of the women in the group?

4. Who tried to escape the alcohol treatment center?

5. What kind of party did Canoe have when she turned 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main entertainment at the birthday party?

2. Why is Viv's "beginning of the end" most significant for all the women?

3. How does the author exhibit the circle of life in this section?

4. What is the reason for the party Canoe is hosting today?

5. What do the girls and women do after they have had sandwiches and cake?

6. What is the setting for this section?

7. Describe the sad Christmas spent by the women at the hospice.

8. How did Viv sell herself out by giving in to societal norms?

9. What do the women worry about regarding Him and their daughters?

10.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the metaphor of the foxhunt. What do the hounds represent? What does the mechanical fox represent? Why did the author choose to insert this scene into the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by giving her book this title? Does it imply exclusivity or ostracizing? Do the women feel proud to be one of "our kind"?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the warriors in the chapter entitled "Warriors"? Is it immediately clear who they are? Why does the author call them by this name? What battle are they waging? Are they winning the war? Are there any characters who do not fall into the category of warriors? Explain.

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