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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 decision does Molly make concerning Carl's death?

2. Why does Ep fight with a local man in Part 1: Chapter 3?

3. What advice does Carl give Molly about her plans for her college studies?

4. How does Molly describe her senior year of high school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the punishment Molly receives from Carrie for fighting with Cheryl Spiegelglass is a fair one? Why or why not?

2. What is Carl's reaction when Molly informs him that she will never marry?

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

4. Describe Molly.

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

6. Why does Molly decide to go to Paul Digita's class?

7. Why does Molly seem to be relieved to discover that Calvin, the man she meets in an abandoned car, is gay?

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

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

10. At the end of the novel, why is Molly bitter about the way her life has turned out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think the ending of the novel is hopeful or sad? Why? What do you think will become of Molly? Will she ever make films? Cite examples of the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Molly encounters racism or the effects of racism a few times during the book. How does Molly react to racism? Do you think Molly is racist? Why or why not? What do you think causes racism? Is it a learned behavior or is it inherent? What affect does racism have on our society? Cite examples from the book to support your ideas.

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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