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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 20, how much time does the jailer allow Alice to bring Margery fresh clothes?

2. In Chapter 23, from where do McCullough's relatives come?

3. What does Fred show Alice at the end of Chapter 20?

4. What type of car does Mrs. Brady have?

5. In Chapter 22, who helps finds a wet nurse for Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, where does Alice go before the trial begins and what does she take with her?

2. What do Kathleen and Sophia ask Sven to take to Margery after the baby is born?

3. In Chapter 23, what does Izzy do?

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

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

6. How does Margery realize that Van Cleve is responsible for the flooding?

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

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

9. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

10. What is it like in jail for Margery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Giver of Stars? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

How can the atmosphere in the town be described before and during the trial? What type of newspaper reporting is there? What type of gossip and information is circulated before and during the trial? How is the trial based upon sensationalism?

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