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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. May is desperate to be what to Matt?

2. Sid came to make amends with May over an argument dealing with what?

3. May, either intentionally or unintentionally, does not notice what about Ruth?

4. For _____ years, May lived with her parents, doing the chores with the younger children.

5. Ruth remembers mistaking __________ for onions one night.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did May do after Willard's death?

2. What happened when May met Elmer Grey?

3. How does Ruth's time at Miss Finch's affect her?

4. Describe Ruth's first meeting with Aunt Sid.

5. What does Ruth remember about one Christmas?

6. What is the one happy memory Ruth has of her family?

7. Why did Ruth have to pay special attention in school?

8. What does Ruth remember about a mistake she made cooking one night? Why is she afraid to tell Aunt Sid this story?

9. Why is Ruth teased in school? How does she deal with this?

10. What are two stories Ruth tells to show how unpredictable her mother is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

May is murdered.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up to her murder. Is her murder foreshadowed? Explain.

Part 2) Describe her murder. How is Ruth affected by this? How might it change her permanently?

Part 3) Could her murder have been prevented? If so, how? If not, why not? How might the various have found peace with May's death?

Essay Topic 2

May becomes friends with Dee Dee.

Part 1) Describe their friendship. Why might these two be friends?

Part 2) What is learned about May through this relationship? What might be the cause for this different behavior?

Part 3) How do you act differently around different people? Why? What might this reveal about you?

Essay Topic 3

May is very controlling of Justin.

Part 1) Describe this controlling behavior. How does it compare to her behavior toward her children when they were young?

Part 2) Why does she act this way? Should she act this way? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you tried to control a situation you were in? Why did you do this? How were you affected by this controlling behavior? How did your behavior affect others?

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