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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 state is the town of Ruby located?

2. Why did the families who settled Ruby leave Haven?

3. Who owns the bank in Ruby?

4. While the issue of Arnette's pregnancy is being worked out, what woman is K.D. most fascinated with?

5. What were the names of Soane and Deek's sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Seneca go to Wichita, and why was the trip unproductive?

2. In addition to growing vegetables, what is one of Connie's main tasks at the Convent?

3. What does Connie do to earn a meager income?

4. Why is Mavis' mother less than supportive when Mavis arrives at her house?

5. Why did Deek tell Roger to make sure all part's of Deek's son's funeral were black?

6. What means do the Morgan twins use to help their nephew out of trouble when he impregnates Arnette?

7. What is immediately noticeable about Gigi?

8. What conditions does Mavis's mother place on Mavis being able to stay at her house?

9. In addition to being respected as founders of the town of Ruby, what is another way that the Morgan twins have power over the townspeople?

10. How does the plot not flow in a chronological manner in the chapter "Ruby"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Generally in fiction there is a clear protagonist and a clear antagonist. Can this be said of the novel "Paradise"? If you believe the novel contains a clear protagonist and antagonist, name them and explain how they fit these roles. If you believe there are no clear protagonists or antagonists, explain how this is the case.

Essay Topic 2

How do the people of Ruby recreate the same prejudices and forms of discrimination that the founders were trying to escape?

Essay Topic 3

Could the major conflict in the novel have been resolved any other way, or was the final outcome inevitable?

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