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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 does Verna name her baby?

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

3. In Chapter 18, what food was Van Cleve eating when Margery dumped sludge on it?

4. Where does Margery ride on Saturday in Chapter 18?

5. In Chapter 18, where does Alice eat some bread?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like in jail for Margery?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Alice want after she changes into dry clothes at Fred's?

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

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

5. Why does Sophia tell Margery that she needs to get married?

6. What does Verna McCullough testify at the trial?

7. When and why does Mrs. Brady visit Margery in the jail?

8. What did Nancy Stone say that got Margery arrested?

9. In Chapter 25, what does Kathleen try to remind Verna McCullough that they did together as girls?

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

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

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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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