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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 had happened to Lone's birth mother before the group headed to Ruby arrived?

2. Connie and the man have regular meetings on what day of the week?

3. In addition to Senior Pullman, who presides at K.D. and Arnette's wedding?

4. In what conditions did the nuns find Consolata?

5. What is one of Patricia's hobbies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Patricia give for not approving of Richard's talks with the young people of the town?

2. Why do many parents of the town instruct their children to stay away from Billie Delia, and is this reputation deserved?

3. What are some possible reasons for Connie spending so much time in the basement?

4. Why do some people believe that Senior Pullman's negative remarks are directed at Richard Misner?

5. What are some of K.D.'s thoughts about marriage that indicate that he still has an immature or naïve worldview?

6. What do some of the people that try to stop the massacre seem more concerned about than the welfare of the women of the Convent?

7. How do the town of Ruby and the Convent share joint responsibility for the field of marijuana?

8. Why does Lone believe that the men of Ruby want to get rid of the women at the Convent?

9. According to Lone, what do the Fleetwoods blame on the women of the Convent, and why does Lone think this makes no sense?

10. What sort of prejudice does Patricia witness in Ruby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On multiple occasions the civil authority in the area of Ruby is referred to as the "white law." The "white law" is something no citizen of Ruby wants to come in contact with. Explain what citizens of Ruby mean by "white law" and offer explanations based on information from the text and your own knowledge of history about why citizens of Ruby would fear the "white law."

Essay Topic 2

Examine the structure of the novel "Paradise". Is the plot progression chronological and linear, or does the presentation of the story move forward and backward in time? How does the structure of the novel affect the overall story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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