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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 is the name of the refugee organization Daisy goes to in Chapter 21?

2. How much time is scheduled between the announcement of Agnes's betrothed and her marriage to him?

3. According to Becka in Chapter 39, what makes Aunt Lydia so scary?

4. How does Shunammite feel about marriage, according to Agnes in Chapter 27?

5. What is the name of the second narrator, as revealed in the Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Agnes meets Paula at the Schlfly Café in Chapter 40?

2. Who is the narrator of the Holograph, as revealed in Chapter 6? Where is the Holograph hidden?

3. What happens during class in Chapter 28?

4. What "experiment" does Aunt Lydia perform in Chapter 34? What are the results?

5. What are some odd things Daisy notices about her parents, as explained in Chapter 9?

6. What are Daisy's options, as discussed in Chapter 32? Where can she go? Where can she not go?

7. Who is Daisy and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 7?

8. Why is Agnes deceptive in Chapter 37? What are the results of her deception?

9. How does Agnes's clothing change once she is to become a Wife, as described in Chapter 26?

10. Who is Shunammite? What upsetting news does Shunammite tell Agnes in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The power of information and knowledge is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which the power of information is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the power of information and knowledge.

Essay Topic 2

Aunt Lydia finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 3

How does the story of the Concubine Cut into Twelve Pieces reflect the characters of the novel?

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