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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 Thomas Robert Dulsimore?

2. Who comes up with the idea of finding a wife for Ian?

3. What does Ian tell Reverend Emmett after the Prayer Meeting in Chapter Six?

4. How tall is Rita?

5. What kind of work does Eli Everjohn do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather in the spring of 1988?

2. Why does Daphne call Ian "Saint Maybe"?

3. How does Ian think Daphne reminds him of Lucy?

4. What does Daphne hang on the wall in the living room with the other family pictures?

5. Why do the members of the Church of the Second Chance pitch in to paint Reverend Emmett's house?

6. Why does Agatha refuse to go to church once she's fifteen?

7. Why is it significant that Ian discovers Lucy's jewelry box with her important papers?

8. In Chapter Ten, what is Agatha's memory of recovering from the flu by eating Hearts of Palm salad?

9. What clothes does Daphne choose to wear to the dinner party?

10. What is the significance of Rita's choice of black-eyed peas and rice for Christmas Eve dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of Lucy's jewelry box. Why is it significant to the story that Agatha hides it, but Ian eventually discovers it? What information does the box reveal that causes Ian to change?

Essay Topic 2

What does Danny find appealing about Lucy? How does she change his life? Provide specific textual examples to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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