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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 Miss Jenny say about men who drink?

2. What is ironic about Reba kicking Popeye out of her home?

3. Why does the doctor initially refuse to come help Temple?

4. What does Temple do when Popeye gambles?

5. How does Goodwin choose his sentencing to happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Temple’s room in Miss Reba’s house like?

2. What does Snopes reveal about Temple’s situation?

3. What causes Snopes frustration when he learns about Miss Reba’s business?

4. What causes Temple to come to Miss Reba’s without Popeye?

5. How does this book end?

6. How does Benbow feel after talking to Temple, and why?

7. Why does Popeye refuse to drink?

8. How does Eustace treat Ruby when they meet in court?

9. How does the author describe the scenery as Temple and Popeye drive away?

10. Why was Popeye sent to an institution as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The trial passes quickly, but there is a lot of injustices that happen in it. What happens in this trial to make it unfair, and what results because of these things?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

There are many things blamed for the trials Temple faces in this book. What are some of these things?

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