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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. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what is Molly's secret career goal?

2. Why does Carrie tell Leroy he can't stay with Molly during her punishment?

3. What do Molly and Connie Pen do to cause the school to be closed for an entire day?

4. What name does Connie Pen call Carolyn Simpson and Molly?

5. Why is Carrie angry about Molly's business with Brockhurst Detwiler?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 4: Chapter 16, what shocks Molly about her reunion with Leota?

2. What were the circumstances under which Calvin got a woman pregnant and then came to New York?

3. What is surprising to Molly about Carrie's revelation about Molly's birth circumstances?

4. Why does Leroy threaten to tell everyone what Molly and Leota Bisland have been doing in the woods?

5. Why does Molly decide to go to New York when Carrie refuses to allow her to move home?

6. What is Miss Marne's purpose in sending Molly to see a psychiatrist to deal with her homosexuality?

7. Although Holly waitresses with Molly, what is her real means of maintaining her lifestyle?

8. 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?

9. Why does Leroy tell Earl that the raisin box contains rabbit feces?

10. In Part 3: Chapter 12, what evidence is there that Molly has decided to embrace her homosexuality and sees it as an important part of her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The use of labels for groups of people is a major theme in Rubyfruit Jungle. Molly abhors the use of labels, and yet she eventually begins to label people, too. What are some of the labels used in this book? What do the labels imply about the people they are used to describe? Why does Molly object to labeling? What causes her to begin using labels?

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