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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. How did Ethan expect Ellen to respond to Allen's prize?

2. Why does Margie think her alimony money is about to stop?

3. What will Ethan use the $3,000 from Mary's account for?

4. What date will Ethan's plan come to fruition?

5. Whom does Margie want to release from the pain of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan say July usually is?

2. What does Margie realize when she flirts with Ethan about paying her for the fortune she read for Mary?

3. What did one of Ethan's fellow officers do to concentrate on the war?

4. What does Joey say that shows Ethan his bank robbery might have failed?

5. What does Stoney tell Ethan after he talks to Biggers for the first time since owning the store?

6. What big event does Ethan plan to do on July 1st and why?

7. What place did Allen take in the essay contest, and why is Ethan so surprised by this?

8. What did Ethan plan to do to make people believe he was in the bathroom during the robbery?

9. What does Margie say to Ethan while he is on a walk after Allen's party?

10. How does Mary respond when she hears that Ethan now owns the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Where did the talisman come from, and what does it mean to the main characters in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Honor is something that many of the main characters are striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

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