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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 word is used to describe Ethan's children as they head to church on Easter?

2. Where is the place where Ethan is calling at the beginning of Part Two?

3. How many children does Ethan have?

4. What is Willie's occupation?

5. What kind of person does Ethan label himself as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan find when he gets to the store on the Tuesday after Easter?

2. What do Mary and Ethan argue about as they walk home from the Bakers' house, and how does it end?

3. What does Ethan think about when he wakes up on the Saturday before Easter?

4. What does Margie say to Ethan at the beginning of the book, and how does she feel when she leaves?

5. What does Ellen ask Ethan the day before Easter?

6. How does Margie act when she comes to Ethan's house for dinner, and how does Ethan feel about this?

7. What does Marullo want to do to save money at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Ethan dream about on Easter Sunday?

9. What does Ethan think about while he is alone after Easter?

10. What happens when Ethan asks Margie to read his fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margie presents a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around her?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Danny become the town drunk, and how does this change in his lifestyle affect the people in his life?

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