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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 did the Indian doctor give to Ginny before she left?

2. What does Tom do with David and Joe that he has never done before?

3. Why did the doctors think the man was possessed by demons?

4. To what does Lock attribute his making it off the ship alive?

5. How many of Tom's relatives come for the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do their reactions to the meteor shower show Ginny and Tom's personalities?

2. What was the Happyland Colony, and what bad memory does Tom have of it?

3. What was Madame Sparrow's message for Ginny when she told her fortune?

4. Where do Ginny and Tom get married and where do they plan to live?

5. What did the Indian doctor do for Ginny in an attempt to bring on her menstrual periods?

6. What embarrassing thing does the traveling teacher, Mr. Simcox, do one night while courting Ginny and why does she question whether or not they would be a good match?

7. What happens at the revival where the perpetrators yell about "baptisms of fire"?

8. What will fire come to symbolize in Ginny and Tom's relationship?

9. How does Tom feel about Florrie and what does Ginny think about having Florrie around?

10. How are Ginny's views of speaking in tongues in conflict with those of Locke's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of foreshadowing in the book. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Tom. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the early 20th century when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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