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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 supports Rita when she loses her baby?

2. What kind of jam does Agnes like to make?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the Massies choose to leave when they did?

3. Why does Rita move to Harleyville?

4. Why does Forest Ann rush home from the meeting at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Queenie think Ben's body could have gotten to the field without a car?

6. How does Queenie want to raise money for unwed mothers?

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

8. Why does Rita say she deserves to know who really killed Ben?

9. How is Ben Crook's body found?

10. What happened to Queenie's rhubarb pie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Queenie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might San have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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