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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 Enid decide not to write in her notes about Mrs. Quinn's death?
2. Why does Enid not call the doctor for Mrs. Quinn when she suspects that the woman is about to die?
3. As she becomes more ill, Mrs. Quinn becomes "capricious" about her food (49). What does this mean she does?
4. What does Enid begin to have nightmares about?
5. What crop is Rupert trying to harvest and store in June?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Enid's plan for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?
2. What does Rupert find on the front seat of Mr. Willens's car, and what does Mrs. Quinn think about it?
3. What connection between her illness and the murder does Mrs. Quinn see?
4. Why does Enid not stay with families through the funerals for their loved ones who have died in her care?
5. What does Enid suddenly realize as she stands in the front room after the funeral, and how does it change her plans?
6. How has Enid's job changed because of World War II?
7. Describe the immediate aftereffects that Mrs. Quinn's confession has on Enid.
8. When Mrs. Quinn gets agitated on the day she listens to the radio show, what does she question Enid about?
9. How does Mrs. Quinn become more difficult to please as the summer wears on?
10. When Enid asks Rupert about crossword clues, what dynamic from their younger lives is she recreating, and what is its likely emotional impact on her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the thematic motif of becoming an adult in "The Love of a Good Woman." Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about different forms of love in "The Love of a Good Woman." Defend your ideas with evidence from the text.
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