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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 kind of hands does Jean have?

2. What was Jean's impression of Chelsea when she was a child?

3. Who manages accounts for Jean's job?

4. What does Alice collect?

5. What does Jean's mother love for Jean to do for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Jean keep in a drawer, unused?

5. What does Martha tell Jean about Gretchen's story of immaculate conception?

6. Where is Jean's sister Dorrie?

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

8. What is Jean's job?

9. Why does Jean sometimes resent her sister Dorrie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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