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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 Papa take Lark to spank her?

2. What does Mama say she wants to occur by next year?

3. Which of the following is not part of the dinner the family shares as the story opens?

4. What does Lark sing while she's washing Aunt Betty's dishes?

5. Where does Mama plan to go after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction of the town when Hilly volunteers for the military? How does that change upon his return?

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

3. What is Mama's plan for Aunt Betty and Uncle Stan and how does she start that plan rolling?

4. Briefly describe what Lark observes and fells during the funeral.

5. 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?

6. What does Papa think about the possibility of Mama going to work, and why?

7. What are some of the job opportunities Mama sees but dismisses?

8. How do Lark and Uncle Stan greet each other? What does Lark think about Uncle Stan?

9. What are some of Papa's duties with the railroad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story begins soon after the Great Depression and ends in the early years of World War II. Compare the two historical periods. What changes would Lark likely see in the year after the move to California?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the pretty lady on the train who never introduces herself to Lark? What does Lark imagine about the lady? Why?

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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