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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 insists that Ian attend a Parent/Teacher conference?

2. What does Ian tell Reverend Emmett before the prayer meeting at the end of Chapter Eight?

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

4. On a vacation, how do the children react to Ian's swimming out beyond the breakers until he is just a dot?

5. When Agatha is going through Bee's belongings after her death, what does she want to send to Claudia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Ian's reaction when Reverend Emmett suggests that he train for the ministry.

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

7. Describe Ariana Pennington's appearance.

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

9. How does Miss Pennington respond to Ian at the dinner party?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daphne calls Ian Saint Maybe and Mr. Cautious. Explain how you see the truth of these labels in Ian's actions and demeanor. Do you think he changes as the story unfolds? Describe one experience later in the novel where he is not a Saint Maybe.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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