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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. How did Leona's first husband die?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Roy go out to the barn to do?

3. What was Leona's surname?

4. What was the name of the local hardware store?

5. What is the man wearing who approaches Sandy in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandy say was unique about how Lyman ran the Goodnoughs' farm?

2. Who did John meet and marry after Edith refused his proposal?

3. Why does Sandy think Roy chose the plot of land that he did?

4. Why did John and Sandy take Lyman to the train station in Chapter 6?

5. What does the reporter ask Sandy, which prompts Sandy to kick him off his land?

6. How did Ada and Roy come to live in Colorado?

7. Why did Edith keep gum in her apron pockets?

8. Who approaches Sandy Roscoe at the beginning of the book, and why?

9. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

10. What happened after John and Roy had an argument that came to blows in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of dependence in the novel "The Tie That Binds." Who depends on whom? How does this affect the characters who have others who are dependent on them? Discuss Lyman's and Roy's dependence on Edith. How does this affect Edith?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel. How does the setting of "The Tie That Binds" help to illustrate or convey the themes and motifs of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of escape that is found throughout the novel "The Tie That Binds." Why did the protagonist wish to escape, and from what? Why did she feel that she was unable to do so? What was Lyman escaping from when he left the farm? Why did he end up returning to the farm?

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