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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 has to pick up Daphne every day after school when she's sixteen?

2. What is the cold, white sauce that Reverend Emmett asks Ian to bring to dinner?

3. How tall is Rita?

4. What kind of work do Daphne and Rita plan to become partners in?

5. Who brought home a saltcellar shaped like a robot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Eli Everjohn.

4. Why do the children think that Ian needs a wife?

5. Describe Ariana Pennington's appearance.

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

7. Describe Agatha's appearance when she returns for Thanksgiving after her mother has died.

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

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

10. Describe Daphne's dream that she tells her family and guests at the dinner party.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ian describes Daphne as a fierce little girl who had to fend for herself as a child. Discuss how this is reflected in Daphne's desire to take chances and live fully as a young woman.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the importance of setting in the novel, particularly the Bedloe's home. How does the interior setting reflect the state of mind of the family? When the house gets messy and in disrepair, what is happening in the Bedloe's lives?

Essay Topic 3

Describe several instances of the way humor is used in Saint Maybe. Does Anne Tyler use humor effectively? Why or why not?

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