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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 22, when does Mrs. Brady visit Margaret after Virginia is born?

2. In Chapter 25, who tells Verna that Margery is a good person even if she is not married?

3. In Chapter 25, who goes up to the McCullough house first?

4. How long does Nancy Stone say in Chapter 24 that it has been since her sister left her bed?

5. Who does Deputy Dulles have boil water in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the McCullough house look like?

2. How does it rain in Chapter 16?

3. What does Fred learn about Alice and Bennett's marriage in Chapter 27, and why does the news make him happy?

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

5. How does Margery save William in Chapter 16?

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

7. In Chapter 23, what does Izzy do?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use flashbacks in The Giver of Stars? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the Hoffman Mine a dirty and dangerous place to work? What did it mean to unionize the mine, and why were men trying to unionize the mine?

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