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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 do Ruth and Andrew call their first child?

2. What does Andrew call his church?

3. What does Ruth receive a degree in?

4. Where does Ruth's father spend his weekends?

5. Who taught James to drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems do Ruth and Andrew have getting married?

2. How does Ruth's relationship with Andrew affect her family life?

3. How have Ruth's parents lives changed?

4. Describe Andrew and Ruth's relationship.

5. Why is James anxious to move to Delaware?

6. In what way do Ruth and Andrew become more involved in religion in Chapter 23?

7. Why does Ruth struggle to find a place she wants to be buried?

8. In what way does James think his mother is a success?

9. How is Delaware different from New York?

10. Why does Ruth go back to Virginia in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Hunter Jordan and Andrew McBride.

1) What attracted both of them to Ruth?

2) How did they both improve Ruth's life?

3) What were their similarities and differences?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the following and write how they developed James as a person:

1) His relationship with Hunter

2) His experiments with drugs and crime

3) His time spent in Louisville

4) Moving to Delaware

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motive? Why? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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