The Love of a Good Woman Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Love of a Good Woman Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why does it bother Cece when his mother gives him money?

2. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?

3. When do the boys plan to go to the police?

4. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?

5. What does Mrs. Willens make an allusion to when she is talking with the boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the optometrist's instruments illustrate something about surface appearances.

2. What causes the argument between Bud and his sister Doris just before dinner?

3. When the boys get close to the river, what do they see submerged there, and how do they react?

4. What does the scene when Jimmy sees his mother at work reveal about Jimmy?

5. Why have the boys come to Jutland?

6. Describe the building that the introduction focuses on.

7. What personal history does Enid have with Rupert, and how does it impact their present relationship?

8. Why does Cece not tell his parents what he and his friends found at the river?

9. How do the details offered about the boys' lives in town clarify what being out in Jutland means to them?

10. What social situation at the police station discourages the boys from making their report?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares and contrasts images of town and countryside in "For the Love of a Good Woman" and that offers an analytical claim about the significance of these images. Support your ideas with quoted textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about what "The Love of a Good Woman" conveys about what it means to be "good." Support your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of water in "For the Love of a Good Woman." Be sure to offer textual evidence in support of your ideas.

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