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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. When Sughrue arrives home after leaving Stacy, what does he find?

2. After Sughrue finds Betty Sue, who does he convince her to call?

3. Where does Sughrue take Stacy after the ordeal at Hyland's home?

4. What does Sughrue initially doubt concerning his relationship with Catherine?

5. Jimmy Joe alleges to Rosie that Betty Sue sent him what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Trahearne's failure to write symbolic of? How?

2. Why would Selma have lied to Sughrue about Betty Sue's death?

3. How do the activities that Sughrue and Stacy do epitomize their relationship?

4. How does Trahearne and Sughrue's war-story telling force them to bond?

5. What are some reasons Sughrue won't accept Melinda?

6. How would Melinda's past life affected her present day life?

7. What does it say about Stacy that she invites Sughrue to her bed after hearing his conversation with Melinda?

8. When Sughrue walks away from Catherine, what does that mean?

9. Is it possible for Sughrue to help Trahearne write? Why?

10. Is Sughrue's reaction to finding Melinda at Selma's home realistic? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sughrue and Trahearne develop a relationship that changes as the novel progresses. These two men can be further explored due to their complexity. Compare and contrast Sughrue and Trahearne.

Essay Topic 2

Comment on how the different characters use alcohol. Look at Trahearne, Sughrue and Rosie. In what way does the characters' uses of alcohol characterize them?

Essay Topic 3

How is Selma Hinds a catalyst in the novel?

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