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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. Where does Aunt Betty live?

2. What color is the nail polish Lark buys?

3. Where is it decided that Stan will go to look for work?

4. What does Lark call the German woman who lives next door to Aunt Betty?

5. What is the feature of the Cape Ann that Lark says Mama will turn into a sewing room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of what Lark tells Mama while Lark is pretending to be Mrs. Brown?

2. Describe the Cape Ann.

3. How does Lark's family come to be living in the depot?

4. Why does Lark say she likes spending time in taverns?

5. How does Mama manage the practical aspects of life in the depot, such as heating their rooms and washing dishes?

6. What makes Stella Wheeler cry during the picnic?

7. Describe what happens when Lark tells Mr. McPhee that Marjorie is in limbo.

8. What is Lark's attitude about becoming an adult and why?

9. What does Lark believe will happen to the baby? Why does she believe this? What does she believe will be her role in the delivery?

10. How does Lark get her name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Aunt Betty and Mama. How are the two women similar? How are they different? How do these similarities and differences affect the lives of the two women?

Essay Topic 2

What does the Cape Ann house represent to both Mama and Lark? What does it represent to Papa? What does each come to realize about the Cape Ann? How does each come to this conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Lark's relationship with her father. How does it compare with her relationship with her mother?

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