View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Jean's mother reading in Chapter 10?

2. What size is Jean in a dress?

3. What does Jean get for Margaret in Chapter 12?

4. What kind of car does Howard have?

5. What is Martha's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean think of Margaret when she first meets her?

2. What is the sole financial support for Jean and her mother/

3. What does Martha give to Jean to give to Gretchen for her?

4. What does Jean give to Martha in Chapter 9, and why?

5. Who does Jean talk to to try to corroborate Gretchen's story in Chapter 5?

6. What does Jean tell Howard she did for a time in the war?

7. Who does Jean visit to try to corroborate Gretchen's story in Chapter 9?

8. Why does everyone refer to Kitty as "Poor Kitty"?

9. What is Jean's first impression of Gretchen?

10. What is Jean's job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jean's relationship with her mother change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Chambers treat the topic of unburdening secrets throughout this novel, especially through Jean's and Alice Halfyard's experiences and choices? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What relationship does Chambers draw between science, religion, and faith? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 445 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample