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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 one of Judy's jobs at the hospice?

2. Barbara lays the items in #109 on a _________________________.

3. Who is Judy's attendant at hospice?

4. Where had Viv been enrolled in college?

5. When does Viv expect to return to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Judy's friends integrate and make themselves welcome with the other hospice guests?

4. What topics do the women discuss in their group meeting today?

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

7. Why are the women meeting at the hospice?

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

9. Why will the women spend Christmas at the hospice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Canoe, Barbara, Viv and Louise. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Him with Pips Phelp. What are their roles within the group of women? What is the trust factor with the women? What are the reasons the women love each of these men who are so dramatically different?

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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