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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. How much bigger was the yard at narrator's childhood home than the yard of the home where she lives now?

2. What month was it when Lily was scarred?

3. What color eyes does Deedra have?

4. What vegetable does Lily eat for dinner Tuesday evening?

5. What time are the doors locked at Shakespeare Garden Apartments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Body Time now that Pardon is dead since Marshall and Pardon own Body Time together?

2. What trouble had Lily been having with her car when she lived in Memphis?

3. What typical sibling rivalry did Lily and her sister have when they were growing up together?

4. Why does Lily say that Alvah has gone downhill since she and her husband moved to the apartment complex?

5. Describe Claude Friedrich.

6. Why did Pardon Albee pick up Marie Hofstettler's rent check every month?

7. Who does Lily call about the body in the park?

8. What cleaning jobs does Lily do on Wednesday mornings?

9. What disciplinary issues are handled at the preschool board meeting?

10. Why does Lily think something is wrong when she arrives at the Yorks' apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the coping skills that Lily has developed to help her deal with the kidnapping and the gang rape. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Norvel and the Shakespeare Combined Church and why it seems odd to Lily. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why housecleaning is an intimate profession.

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