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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 is the sound Lark describes as she's in the church awaiting her first Communion?

2. How does Lark say she knows that the young prince went to Heaven after committing suicide?

3. How does Lark get a letter to Hilly?

4. What does Mama make for Sally, Beverly, and Lark as they study catechism at Lark's house?

5. What does Beverly say when Lark says she's moving to California?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Mama and Aunt Betty leave the depot in the middle of the night? What is Lark instructed to do?

2. Where does Lark think Mama and Aunt Betty are going, and what is later discovered about their real intentions?

3. What is the significance of Lark's statements about Myrna Loy and Mr. Brown?

4. Whom does Lark tell about the plans to begin building on a house and what does she say about it?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Lark do when it's time for Communion and what does that prompt Papa to do?

10. What is the argument Mama and Papa have over whether to buy a car or a house? What are the arguments of each?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What is the game, "Lady Caller?" When does Lark play this game? What is the role of Lark in this game? What is the role of her mother? How are each of these roles related to the real-life relationships and events for Lark and Mama?

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