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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. How well does Viv know Don when they marry?

2. What are the women taking to the hospice center?

3. What does Judy say she killed once in Mexico?

4. What type of fox is in the hunt today?

5. What does Barbara place side-by-side in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the girls flirting with the boys in the park?

2. Explain the metaphor of the fox and the foxhunt.

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

4. Describe the scenario of Louise's photo shoot and the reactions of the other women present.

5. How does Viv reconcile leaving school and getting married?

6. How do the women feel about their lives since giving birth to their daughters?

7. What is the setting of this section?

8. What is Canoe's latest initiative for the women?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In "Intervention" the author writes, "We have seen a lot, it's true, but know so little. How were we to learn? Years ago we were led down the primrose lane, then abandoned somewhere near the carp pond. Suffice it to say there is little nourishment here and the carp have grown strange cancers. When we look in their pond we see them beneath our own watery faces." What does the author want the reader to take away from these statements? What is your interpretation of the statements? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Walbert use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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