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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 Mama say she plans to go?
2. When does Mama go to play bridge?
3. Where does Lark hide when it's time to go to confession?
4. What does Lark watch while Mrs. Stillman is talking to her guest?
5. Why does Lark ask Mama to read the story of Peggy and the Pansies?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mama spend the money she wins at the theater?
2. Whom does Lark tell about the plans to begin building on a house and what does she say about it?
3. Briefly describe the visit Lark makes to Hilly and his reaction to her gift.
4. What is the argument Mama and Papa have over whether to buy a car or a house? What are the arguments of each?
5. Describe the situation that arises when the hobo stops at Lark's house.
6. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?
7. Why do Mama and Aunt Betty leave the depot in the middle of the night? What is Lark instructed to do?
8. What is the effect of Aunt Betty's affair on Grandma, and what does Mama say about Grandma's reaction?
9. How does Christmas change for the family after the plans emerge to go to California?
10. What does Papa say to Lark when he comes into the bedroom to get a handkerchief and how does Lark respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the major problems between Mama and Papa? Why do these problems remain issues rather than being resolved? Are there resolutions?
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of the Catholic Church in this story? What does Lark believe about the Catholic Church? How and why does this attitude change? Can you predict what role the Church will play in Lark's later life? Support your predictions.
Essay Topic 3
Compare any two characters in the book. What are the similarities, differences, and roles of each in the story?
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