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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 does Agatha tell Ian to do when he tries to stop Daphne from crying in Chapter Three?

2. What does Ian envy about the man he meets on his job who is installing cabinets?

3. What did the church women serve for dessert at the indoor picnic?

4. How do the children at the Church Day Camp feel about Sister Audrey?

5. How does Ian help Gracie with her apartment in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ian Bedloe when he was still in high school.

2. What does Grandma Bedloe find when she and Ian arrive with a basketful of food?

3. Why does Thomas follow the rule of not eating sugar so that he will be considered a good Christian?

4. Explain how Reverend Emmett founded The Church of the Second Chance.

5. How is Ian absorbing the reality of Danny's death?

6. Describe the events surrounding Lucy's death.

7. Describe Waverly Street.

8. How does Ian show himself to be a hero at the Church of the Second Chance indoor picnic?

9. How does Doug get involved with the foreigners on Waverly Street?

10. How did Danny and Lucy meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Reverend Emmett as a force of change in Ian's life. In what way does he influence Ian to accept his role as the children's caregiver? Does he help Ian to better understand himself? Provide at least two textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Dreams play an important role in Saint Maybe by giving us insight into characters' thoughts and feelings. What dreams stand out in the story? What do they tell you about certain characters? Provide specific examples to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of person is Rita? How does she influence the Bedloe household in positive ways? Does she help make the Bedloe family extraordinary again?

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