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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 color does Lucille decide to paint her new room?

2. What month is it by the end of Section 4?

3. Where does Lucille find the color to paint her room in Section 4?

4. What is laying at the base of Benjamin Spencer's headstone in Section 4?

5. What did Maddy tell her father when she was 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lucille's house like, in Section 3, when Arthur brings her over a plate of food?

2. What does Arthur tell Maddy about the Guthries in Section 4?

3. What is discussed between Steven and Arthur in Section 3?

4. What happens to Frank at the start of Section 3?

5. What does Maddy cry to Arthur about in Section 4?

6. What is the importance of the dollhouse furniture in Section 4?

7. What does Lucille admit to Arthur that she did the day after Frank died, in Section 3?

8. What is Maddy's new bedroom at Arthur's like?

9. What has Maddy been learning about in Section 4, that she shares with Arthur?

10. What does Maddy say about death, to Arthur, in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the ending of the novel a "happy ending"? Explain your answer using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the roles of fathers in the text. Analyze each of the fathers and father figures in the novel, Anderson, Steve Harris, and Arthur.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the way Steve and Arthur grieve for their wives. Which is the healthier way? What is the impact on the other characters in the novel?

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