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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. Where does Rita tell Ian that she thinks she's pregnant?

2. Who is not the type to carry a grudge, even when Agatha, Thomas, and Daphne have misbehaved with company?

3. In Chapter Six, when Ian sees Eli Everjohn for the second time at church, what does he ask him to do?

4. Where is Thomas going to college?

5. Who announces his engagement on Christmas Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ian's uneasiness with Daphne and Gideon's relationship.

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

3. How is it evident that Daphne just wants what's best for her uncle Ian?

4. Why does Doug want to keep particular items of Bee's when the children are cleaning out the house?

5. When Rita begins talking about having children, why is Ian reluctant at first?

6. What does the Church of the Second Chance do when Reverend Emmett has a heart attack?

7. What does Ian discover when he visits Mrs. Millet?

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

9. What condition is the sewing box in when Daphne and Agatha find it in the closet?

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

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

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 3

How does Ian feel about Daphne? Is he closer to her than to Agatha and Thomas? Why or why not?

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