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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. Why do Molly and Connie Pen have more freedom during their senior year than other students?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what is Earl Stambach doing when Molly and Leroy find him and give him the raisin box?

3. Who is Carrie?

4. When Molly and Carolyn Simpson go to a children's park to get drunk, what peculiar thing does Carolyn do?

5. Who is Craig?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Molly.

2. Why does Molly tell Carl she wants to move away from Florida?

3. Do you think Molly's trick on Earl Stambach was an effective way to make him stop "ratting" on her?

4. Why isn't Molly upset when Carolyn Simpson informs her that she is in love with a woman she met at a camp in Maine and doesn't exclusively love Molly?

5. Why doesn't Molly think she and Holly could ever actually fall in love?

6. Why is Molly sad after revealing to Polina Bellantoni that she is a lesbian?

7. Why is Carrie disappointed when Molly is elected student council president?

8. Why is Carrie reluctant to love Molly like her own child?

9. What is Molly's view of marriage in Part 1: Chapter 4?

10. Why might Faye and Molly have decided to tell the two women they meet in a gay bar in Part 2: Chapter 10 that they are a couple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several instances of retribution in Rubyfruit Jungle, making it a consistent theme throughout the book. Discuss three instances in which someone is punished for a wrong or perceived wrong. Who is punished? What is the punishment? Who is doing the punishing? Was the punishment deserved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Molly experiences death a few times in Rubyfruit Jungle. How does she react to death in each of these instances? What do her reactions reveal about her as a person? Does the sorrow of those around her make her uncomfortable? Is she able to cope with her own sorrow? Cite specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Stereotypes abound in Rubyfruit Jungle. What stereotypes does Molly encounter? How does she feel about them? Do they affect the way she sees herself or others? How?

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