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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 game did Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman often play together?

2. How old was Mavis during her first pregnancy?

3. What was Mavis' maiden name?

4. How did Sandy say he could ask Mavis' father for permission to marry?

5. What does Mavis do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Leona announce in 1952?

2. After Roy's death, what did Edith decorate her house with?

3. What did Edith tell Sandy she was looking forward to towards the end of Chapter 9?

4. After John's death, what did Sandy and Leona argue about?

5. What did Mavis say about Edith and Lyman while on the Ferris Wheel?

6. On the night of Lyman's return, what did he bring out from his suitcases?

7. What was Sandy's educational standing at the end of his fourth year of college?

8. What does Sandy say about his and Mavis' personalities?

9. Why does Sandy say he is not proud of the decade that followed his mother's remarriage?

10. Why did Mavis and Edith insist on staying at the county fair later than planned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in the novel "The Tie That Binds." What are some examples of conflict in the novel? How are these conflicts resolved? Do they have any lasting effects on the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the motif of loyalty in the novel "The Tie That Binds." What examples of loyalty can be found throughout the novel? Who is the protagonist loyal towards? How does she show this loyalty?

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