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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 does Reese want surgery for?

2. Why did the customers at Lou's whisper about Desiree?

3. What does Early do for a living?

4. Why did the twins quit school?

5. Who points out to Stella that she never talks about her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jude go shopping with Barry?

2. Why was Stella initially terrified when she found out she was pregnant?

3. Who is Barry?

4. Who are Reginald and Loretta Walker?

5. Who is Sam?

6. Who is Farrah?

7. Who is Desiree spotted with when she returns to Mallard?

8. When did the twins vanish from Mallard?

9. Who is Lou?

10. Where does Stella tell Kennedy she is from the first time she asks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the literary techniques the author utilizes in the book. What specific techniques does she use, and in what ways do they impact the story? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine how the novel handles the concept of leaving home. Which characters in the novel leave home, and why? What are their relationships to their respective homes, and in what ways do these relationships continue to affect them even after they leave? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the relationship between Stella and Kennedy. What it the nature of this relationship, and what makes it so complicated? Use evidence from the text for support.

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