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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 other people tell Ginny when she was fifteen?

2. What did Locke eat on the train journey when he ran out of money?

3. What made Ginny think that the teacher may not be right for her?

4. Where does Ginny take Tom on one Sunday afternoon?

5. Why does Tom accuse Ginny of not obeying the Bible?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What feelings and memories are rekindled in Tom while watching Ginny at the revival?

4. What is a pound party and what is its purpose?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Ginny recall about meeting Tom Powell, the man she would one day marry?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Ginny's truest pleasure as she notes it at the end of the book? Does the author surprise you with the answer? What else could be construed as a great pleasure for Ginny? Is she surprised herself when she learns what it is?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the voices Ginny hears. When does she typically hear them? What is going on in Ginny's life when she hears the strange voices?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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