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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. When Melodie and Bart go out together, what time do they come home?

2. Who does Catherine feel she needs to protect everybody from?

3. What does Chris reveal that he wants to work in?

4. According to Jory, who has changed Bart?

5. Which of the following describes Catherine's role in her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cindy.

2. How does Catherine try to protect Jory?

3. Why is Bart angry about his grandmother's will?

4. After Jory is injured, how does his future look?

5. Why is Catherine worried about Jory and Melodie having a baby?

6. Is Melodie selfish? Why or why not?

7. What is the source of irony at Bart's party?

8. Describe Joel's influence on Bart.

9. What is Catherine's reaction to Melodie revealing her affair with Bart?

10. Who planned the accident that hurt Jory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Bart and Joel become inseparable? Why does this happen? Is this more of a testament to Joel's strength and motivation or Bart's weakness? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What would you say is the central conflict of this novel? Is it Bart's psychological torture? Is it Catherine being torn between her children? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Foxworth Hall is a significant location to the events that occur in the novel. Why is it so important? What is significant about the abuse that took place there? What does Foxworth Hall represent and foreshadow?

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