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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 she say about that kind of jelly bean?
2. What does Lark look for in her purse?
3. What kind of candy does Mama take from Lark?
4. What does Papa have in his hand when he rushes at Mama?
5. Who is visiting Mrs. Stillman when Lark arrives?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lark do when it's time for Communion and what does that prompt Papa to do?
2. How have the relationships between Beverly, Sally and Lark changed over the summer break?
3. Why do Mama and Aunt Betty leave the depot in the middle of the night? What is Lark instructed to do?
4. What is the significance of Lark's statements about Myrna Loy and Mr. Brown?
5. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?
6. What is Beverly's relationship with Mama? Give an example of this relationship.
7. What is the argument Mama and Papa have over whether to buy a car or a house? What are the arguments of each?
8. Whom does Lark tell about the plans to begin building on a house and what does she say about it?
9. Describe the letter Hilly writes to Lark in which he talks about the book HEIDI.
10. What does Aunt Betty say about suicide and how does that compare to what Papa says?
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
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 3
Describe where Lark and her family live. How does that compare with where Kathleen lives? With where Beverly lives? With where Sally lives? With where her Aunt Betty lives prior to the birth of her baby?
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