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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 Chapter 1: Part 1, what does Molly do after she and Carrie argue?

2. What does Earl Stambach do with the contents of the box that Molly gives him?

3. Prior to Jennifer's death, what was the only image of death Molly had seen so far?

4. Who is Carrie?

5. Who do Molly, Carolyn Simpson, and Connie Pen see on their way home from getting drunk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Molly.

3. Why is Cheryl Spiegelglass angry when Molly is cast as the Virgin Mary in the school play?

4. Where does Faye go to have an abortion? For what reasons might she have chosen this option?

5. 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?

6. What two types of students does Molly perceive there being in her school in Florida and where does she fit in?

7. Why is Carrie reluctant to love Molly like her own child?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the places Molly lives affect her life? Do you think she would be a different person if she'd lived in other places? Why does Molly choose to move to New York? What perception of New York does she have that makes her move there? Was her perception accurate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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