Rubyfruit Jungle Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Rubyfruit Jungle Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who is Molly dating during her senior year?

2. What does Molly tell Earl Stambach the box she gives him is?

3. Who is Ted?

4. Where do Molly, Carolyn Simpson, and Connie Pen go to drink vodka one night?

5. What does Leroy ask Molly to do to prove he's not gay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it so important to Carrie that Molly play with girls like Cheryl Spiegelglass?

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

3. 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?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what advice does Molly give Carolyn Simpson about having sex with her boyfriend on the morning after Carolyn loses her virginity?

5. Why does Molly continue to work for the publishing company even after she graduates from college?

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

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

8. What do Molly and Connie Pen do to win over their Latin teacher?

9. In Part 3: Chapter 11, do you think Carrie is more upset by Molly losing her scholarship or by the revelation of Molly's homosexuality?

10. Describe Molly.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carrie eventually comes to accept Molly as a person and comes to terms with Molly's sexual orientation. What held her back from loving and accepting Molly in the beginning? Were Carrie's feelings toward Molly more about herself and the events in her life or about Molly? Cite examples from the book.

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

Expound on the topic of power. How does it affect Molly throughout her life? Does she have a desire for power? When she has power, how does it affect her life? How does having power affect the characters in Rubyfruit Jungle? Who is helped by the use of power? Who abuses power?

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