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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. In Chapter 10, what does Jean tell Howard about her mother?

2. What kind of car does Howard have?

3. Who gives Jean Alice's address?

4. Who is Jean's sister?

5. What does Jean's mother say she would like to have mended?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Jean live with?

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

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

5. What is the newspaper article in Part I about?

6. What is Jean's relationship with her colleagues like?

7. What is Jean shocked to see on Gretchen's face in Chapter 8?

8. What is Jean's relationship with her mother like?

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

10. What is Jean's job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chambers treat the topics of trust and honesty, specifically as they relate to Gretchen's and Jean's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What do the initial reactions to Gretchen's claim of having experienced an immaculate conception reveal about the cultural and social conventions of Chambers's setting for this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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