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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. In what month did John die?

2. What does Sandy say Mavis dislikes about his personality?

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

4. Where did Sandy go to college?

5. How did Sandy feel about his mother's announcement in 1952?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Edith call on Sandy in October of 1952?

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

3. What did Leona announce in 1952?

4. Who did John arrange to lease the Goodnough land, and why?

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

6. When Mavis decided it was time to get married, what did she tell Sandy to do?

7. When, where, and how did John die?

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

9. What did Mavis and Edith tease Lyman about at the county fair?

10. Who were Clevis Stouffer and Twyla Thompson?

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 character Lyman. What are Lyman's defining character traits? What is his role or purpose in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the protagonist of the novel. What is a protagonist? Who is the protagonist of "The Tie That Binds"? What are her defining character traits?

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