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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 Grandpa give Lark as she is about to board the train?

2. What does Lark get for her seventh birthday?

3. When does Mama go to play bridge?

4. How much is Lark's allowance?

5. How much does Papa need to pay off his gambling debts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lark say about Hilly's fate after his death and how does she say she knows this?

2. What does Lark hear Mrs. Wheeler reveal to Mrs. Stillman?

3. What does Papa say to Lark when he comes into the bedroom to get a handkerchief and how does Lark respond?

4. What is Papa's last-ditch effort to try to get Mama to remain? What are the reactions of Mama and Lark?

5. How does Mama spend the money she wins at the theater?

6. How have the relationships between Beverly, Sally and Lark changed over the summer break?

7. What is the effect of Aunt Betty's affair on Grandma, and what does Mama say about Grandma's reaction?

8. Why does Lark refuse to go to Mass and what is Papa's reaction?

9. How does Christmas change for the family after the plans emerge to go to California?

10. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lark is afraid that Marjorie Ann is in limbo, Hilly went to hell, and she is bound for hell for her myriad of sins. Explain why Lark believes these things and what impact these beliefs have on Lark, her family, and the storyline.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Grandma Browning refuses to show her face in town, fearing that she'll be laughed at. Why does she have this fear? Is it correct? Support your answer with examples from the story and from your own life experiences.

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