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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 happens when Molly sleeps over at Leota Bisland's house?
2. Why doesn't Leroy's family continue to live with Molly's family?
3. What important question does Molly ask Leota Bisland?
4. Who is Ruby Drollinger?
5. Why does Molly decide to stay home more following Carl's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Molly feel after tricking Earl into eating rabbit feces?
2. Why is Cheryl Spiegelglass angry when Molly is cast as the Virgin Mary in the school play?
3. Why is it so important to Carrie that Molly play with girls like Cheryl Spiegelglass?
4. Why doesn't Molly think she and Holly could ever actually fall in love?
5. What are some of the reasons Leroy and Molly begin to grow apart in Part 2: Chapter 7?
6. Why does Molly tell Carl she wants to move away from Florida?
7. When Molly returns home to ask Carrie to help her with her senior film, what does she tell Carrie is the reason she didn't keep in contact over the years?
8. Where does Faye go to have an abortion? For what reasons might she have chosen this option?
9. What two types of students does Molly perceive there being in her school in Florida and where does she fit in?
10. Why does Leota tell Molly that she never thinks about their homosexual experience?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Acceptance and non-acceptance are seen in many instances throughout the book. We see Molly being rejected and struggling for acceptance many times. Many of the other characters in the book struggle for acceptance as well. Discuss the struggle for acceptance that three characters other than Molly display in Rubyfruit Jungle. In what way are they trying to be accepted? By whom? What impact does the struggle have on their life?
Essay Topic 2
Molly is a very persistent person. She sets goals for herself and works hard to achieve them. What are some examples of Molly's persistence? What might have been different about the novel if Molly hadn't been so persistent?
Essay Topic 3
How do Molly's relationships with her adoptive parents affect her personality and her life? What affect do people's relationships with their parents generally have? Do they play a large role in personality development? Use examples from the book to illustrate your points.
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