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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 Ruby think of men who drink?

2. Who does Minnie work for?

3. Who does Benbow think started Temple’s troubles?

4. What does Benbow say he has to serve in this trial?

5. What does Temple do when Benbow meets her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Goodwin feel about his likely death for a crime he is innocent of?

3. Where does Popeye take Temple, and why?

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

5. How does Ruby try to protect Benbow’s reputation?

6. What causes Minnie to hate men?

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

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

9. What trouble does Miss Reba have in getting a doctor to tend to Temple?

10. Why does Narcissa visit Eustace, and what does she learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Steven’s changes in his attitudes towards alcohol throughout the book. What are these changes, and what brings them about?

Essay Topic 2

Ruby had the strength to be whatever she wanted to be in life. Why did she choose to stay where she was, and how does this change your opinion of her?

Essay Topic 3

Prohibition plays a huge role in this plot. What is Prohibition, and how did its inclusion in this plot make a difference?

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