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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 is Howard's aunt's name?

2. How does Howard say he felt when Gretchen told him she was leaving him?

3. Who does Martha say Margaret was named for?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Howard's aunt offer him and Jean to drink?

5. In Chapter 26, what does Jean find when she arrives home from her time with Howard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Jean see on her holiday with her mother that depresses her?

2. What does Howard ask Jean to take to Gretchen and give to her in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Howard come to see Jean to tell her?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Martha tell Jean about Margaret's name?

5. What does Jean think of Aunt Edie?

6. What does Jean tell Howard about herself in Chapter 17 that she has never told anyone else?

7. In Chapter 26, what do Jean and Howard do for the first time that seems like the start of a new phase of their relationship?

8. In Chapter 29, why does Margaret say she has run away?

9. What is the relationship between Martha and Gretchen in Chapter 24?

10. What column does Jean regularly write for the paper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Chambers introduces Aunt Edie's character to the story when - and how - she does? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

For much of the novel, what is Jean's attitude towards men in general, and why has she arrived at this opinion/conclusions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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