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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 Grover call Mr. Crook after his funeral?

2. What mistake did Rita make in her first article?

3. What is Queenie doing when she hears that Rita is giving birth?

4. Who was Queenie's best friend before Rita came to town?

5. How does Rita feel about her mother-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grover do to calm Queenie down when she gets angry after Rita loses her baby?

2. What does the Reverend ask the Club members to do for him?

3. Why does Queenie say she supports Forest Ann in her affair with Dr. Sipes?

4. Why are the Pickles called on to help Tyrone?

5. Why does Rita tell Mrs. Judd that she is the best one to be conducting the investigation about Ben's death?

6. Why does Queenie not want to house the Massies when she first learns of them?

7. What does Queenie think about while helping Rita cope with losing her baby?

8. Who does the Sheriff think the man is who attacked Queenie?

9. Why does Rita think Prosper Judd was paying the mortgage on the Crook farm?

10. What led to the attack on Queenie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this play. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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