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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. After Clevis left, which hotel did Sandy leave Twyla at?

2. What was Mavis' maiden name?

3. What was the name of the bridge that marked where Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman got into a car accident?

4. What did Sandy note about Lyman's appearance when he returned home?

5. Where did Sandy go to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sandy fear would happen if Mavis held her baby?

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

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

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

5. What story does Sandy tell about the Wellrights?

6. What did Leona announce in 1952?

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

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

9. What 'joke' did Twyla tell Clevis and Sandy one night after a party?

10. What did Edith tell Lyman about the money she saved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 understanding in the novel "The Tie That Binds." What are some examples of understanding in the novel? Why is understanding so important in regards to the themes of the novel?

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