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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. Daisy learns to use her imagination and imagine what?

2. Who is described as a dutiful wife?

3. Daisy comes down with two illnesses around the time that she turns eleven, and the first illness is what?

4. Who plans to put a wedding ring in the time capsule?

5. Because he is tormented, Harold does what too much?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Barker Flett's personal life described, in chapter four, prior to marrying Daisy?

2. How have Barker's feelings for his father seemed to change in chapter five?

3. What is Daisy's attitude, early in chapter four, regarding her late husband's death?

4. Describe the difference in attitude about the state of Daisy's life between Daisy and her friend, Fraidy.

5. What is the focus of chapter five, as far as Daisy is concerned?

6. Describe Cuyler's attitude toward stone and sculptures.

7. How does stone play a role in chapter five?

8. Describe Mercy's manner and appearance.

9. Should Cuyler have married his second wife, Maria?

10. Why do you think that Daisy and her family are restless, in chapter five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1: Choose and explain in detail at least three places in the story where stone was used to symbolize something positive.

Part 2: Choose and explain in detail at least three places in the story where stone was used to symbolize something negative.

Part 3: What do you think the author was trying to accomplish by using the over all symbolism of stone throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose any one of the following characters and explain, using several details from the story, what psychological problems they suffer from. Also, explain how they each deal with their problems and whether or not you agree with their methods, as well as your reason for agreeing or disagreeing with them.

Cuyler

Mercy

Barker

Harold

Essay Topic 3

Part 1: Using several examples from the story, as well as from your own life, choose the character in the book that you can identify with the most and explain why.

Part 2: Explain how you think the story would be different if the character you chose that you identify most with was no longer in the story. Be sure to mention at least two specific parts of the book that would be affected by that character's absence.

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