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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 Martha get a gift of in St. Cecilia's that she is urged to share?

2. When does the rail disaster occur?

3. Where does Dorrie live?

4. Who does Jean live with?

5. Who makes a ruckus in the hall at Martha's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Howard do for a living?

2. Why does Jean sometimes resent her sister Dorrie?

3. What do the doctors do to try to prove or disprove Gretchen's story?

4. What is Jean's job?

5. Who does Jean live with?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chambers describe Jean's relationship to her work at the Kent Echo? 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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