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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. In Chapter 25, how old is Verna McCullough?

2. What book is found by Clem McCullough's body?

3. In Chapter 19, how many months of library records does the sheriff want to see?

4. How often does Alice bake a pan of cornbread in Chapter 22 to take to the jailhouse?

5. What is the subject of the book that Mr. Gill returns late in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, where does Fred send Izzy?

3. How does Margery save William in Chapter 16?

4. Why does the sheriff want to see the library records for six months?

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

6. Where does Beth go in Chapter 28 and how does she probably get the money?

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

8. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

9. What does the coroner's inquest find when McCullough's body is examined?

10. How and when does Alice realize that Margery is pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Circumstantial evidence is used to arrest Margery. How is circumstantial evidence used to justify arresting Margery? Was there enough probable cause to arrest her?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What type of man does Bennett seem to be? How is he similar to his father and how is he different from his father?

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