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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. How old was Enid when her father made her promise to drop out of nursing school?

2. What is the name of the town where the story begins?

3. Why are the boys staring at the Willens house?

4. Why does it bother Cece when his mother gives him money?

5. What kind of business do the boys talk about setting up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What attitude is Enid used to seeing in dying patients?

4. Explain how the boys cross the bridge and why they do it this way.

5. Describe the Quinns' relationship with their daughters.

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

7. What do the police ask Mrs. Willens about her husband, and how does she reply?

8. How does Enid feel about Mrs. Quinn, and what is Mrs. Quinn's reaction to this?

9. Describe the inside of Bud Salter's house.

10. What happens when Cece's father is in a violent rage and one of his friends comes to the door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about narrative voice in "The Love of a Good Woman." Use textual evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Mr. Willens's profession. Defend your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

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

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