Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was in favor of removing George's bladder?
2. What good news did Kelly receive after she came out of her surgery?
3. Who came to help Kelly with the baby and helped more than Kelly wanted or expected?
4. Where did Kelly go when she visited Philadelphia in Chapter 39?
5. When did Kelly start her radiation treatments?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Kelly learn about her diet from a nutritionist?
2. Explain why Georgia and Claire had begun acting out since Kelly's illness and why Kelly wanted to change this.
3. What did Kelly, Edward and the girls do when they learned that George had only two more cancer treatments?
4. How did Kelly and Edward meet and what impressed George the most about Edward?
5. What did Kelly do in order to learn more about her father's bladder cancer and who was the cancer doctor she wanted her father to see?
6. What was the debate George's doctors were having regarding his bladder cancer treatment?
7. What did it mean when George called Edward to cancel a meeting they had when Edward was in Philadelphia on business?
8. Why was Kelly resistant to starting estrogen therapy which would eliminate estrogen from her body?
9. How many children had Kelly and Edward wanted and why did Kelly want a son?
10. What were Kelly's concerns about having a baby and on what day did she have her first child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
THE MIDDLE PLACE is a classic example of a memoir. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the impact that Kelly's childhood had on her as an adult. What did it mean to be the daughter of a doting father? What stigmas did Kelly live with for her entire life? How did Kelly use her childhood experiences to help in the creation of her life's work?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of women in America in the late twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What roles did the women in Kelly's life fill for her? Explain.
|
This section contains 1,126 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
