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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. Who does Alys go to see a lecture from in Part IV?

2. What makes Alys feel vulnerable in her relationship with Romy?

3. What does Cress fix for Michele?

4. What does Alys write well in Part III?

5. Who comes to stay with Ulysses for a while during and after the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Romy's family leave Itay?

2. How do Peg, Cress, Col, Pete, and Ulysses come into money again?

3. Why does Evelyn propose going to Florence with Dotty in Part III?

4. What is Alys's first romance like?

5. How does Evelyn finally find Ulysses?

6. What does Ulysses lose in the flood?

7. Where does Alys go the year she turns 17?

8. Why does Peg come to see Cress in Part IV?

9. What gives Cress's life new vitality and meaning in Part III?

10. How does Ulysses get new molds make for his work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Winman use dialogue throughout the novel, but especially in its early stages, to set the tone and the reader's expectations? Write a journal entry explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What sources does Winman describe the various female characters in this novel as deriving their power and worth from? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Peggy's approach, feelings, and actions surrounding motherhood change throughout the novel, and why do they change? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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