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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. How does Molly tell Carl she feels about her home life during her senior year of high school?
3. Who does Carrie warn Molly not to speak to unless absolutely necessary?
4. What two types of people does Molly discover in her new school?
5. What is the name of Molly's teacher in Part 1: Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think Molly's trick on Earl Stambach was an effective way to make him stop "ratting" on her?
2. Why do the principal and dean of women offer Molly and Connie Pen special privileges?
3. Why does Leroy tell Earl that the raisin box contains rabbit feces?
4. What two types of students does Molly perceive there being in her school in Florida and where does she fit in?
5. Why doesn't Connie want to be friends with Molly after she finds out about Molly's and Carolyn's homosexual relationship?
6. 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?
7. What is Molly's view of marriage in Part 1: Chapter 4?
8. Why does Molly continue to work for the publishing company even after she graduates from college?
9. Why does Molly push Cheryl Spiegelglass off the stage during the school play?
10. What is Carl's reaction when Molly informs him that she will never marry?
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 makes many friends throughout the book. What affect do her friendships have on her life? Which friendships affect her positively? Which affect her negatively? In instances when Molly loses a friend, what is the cause? Are the causes for her lost friendships similar for each? What does this say about Molly?
Essay Topic 3
How does Molly change from the beginning of the book to the end? Do her views of the world change? If so, how? If not, why? What are some of the major events that facilitate who Molly becomes as an adult?
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