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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. How many times does Beth get in fist-fights in Chapter 23?

2. How old was Sven when he started working?

3. Where is a reception held for Sven and Margery after they marry?

4. When do Sven and Margery marry?

5. How many tires were slashed on the prosecution lawyer's tires after the trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Brady fight at the end of Chapter 17?

2. How does it rain in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 23, what does Izzy do?

4. What does Verna McCullough testify at the trial?

5. What is it like in jail for Margery?

6. Who do Beth and Izzy save in Chapter 17?

7. Where does Sven go in Chapter 23?

8. In Chapter 27, why does Margery decide to stay in Baileyville?

9. What does Bennett tell Alice in Chapter 24 and why?

10. How does Margery save William in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Pastor McIntosh comes to talk with Alice about returning to the Van Cleve’s home. What does the conversation reveal about hypocrisy? Are McIntosh and Van Cleve hypocrites?

Essay Topic 3

Baileyville is a patriarchal society. Why is the town a patriarchal society? How does that affect the roles that women are expected to play?

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