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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 does Lark get from Mr. Boomer?
2. Where does Lark believe Marjorie Ann went after her death?
3. What skill does Mama say she's going to learn in order to find a job?
4. Why does Mama put on bedroom slippers?
5. What time does Mr. Easterly say he will deliver the groceries?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the reaction of the town when Hilly volunteers for the military? How does that change upon his return?
3. How does Lark's family come to be living in the depot?
4. Describe the condition of Aunt Betty's house when Lark and Mama arrive.
5. Describe the Cape Ann.
6. Why does a committee want Mrs. Stillman dismissed from her teaching job?
7. How is the laundry done while Mama and Lark are visiting Aunt Betty?
8. Where does Mama tell Lark the baby has gone? Where does Lark believe it's gone? Why does Mama slap Lark?
9. When Grandpa Browning asks Mama if she's crying over the money Papa lost, she lies. What does she say and how is this the same as what Aunt Betty had done to protect Uncle Stan?
10. What is Lark's reaction when Mama says she has to sell tickets to the picnic, and what is Mama's response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
List the jobs held by at least five of the characters of the story. How are the jobs similar? Different? What does each say about the personalities of the characters?
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of trains in Lark's life? How does that compare to the role of people? Why are trains so important to her?
Essay Topic 3
What is the "Sin Notebook" kept by Lark? Why is she so interested in keeping track and identifying sins? Why is she worried that gambling is a sin?
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