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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. Who helps Sissy get Son to the hospital?

2. What advice does Sissy give the girl waiting to see Mother Corinne?

3. What does Son say to Sissy before he passes out?

4. Where does Rose go after spending only one night in the farmhouse?

5. How did the person in #122 discover that June was dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Son say about being wounded and Cecilia's not wanting to marry him?

2. What is the reason that Rose stays so distant from Sissy?

3. What circumstances prompt Rose's abrupt departure?

4. How does Son's girlfriend, Cecilia, die, and why does he feel such guilt about it?

5. What perspective does Sissy take on people leaving after Thomas is gone?

6. Why is Son concerned about Rose and Sissy after Sissy's birth?

7. When did Sissy learn that she was not adopted?

8. What does Rose do after the family moves into the farmhouse?

9. Who finds June dead and what is the turnout for her funeral?

10. What does Sissy realize about her mother when they are driving in the car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Son. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Son?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Sissy. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Sissy?

Essay Topic 3

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

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