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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Robert Whitehead feel about Mary Rose's choice to help Gloria Ramirez?
(a) He thinks she did it for attention.
(b) He resents her for it.
(c) He thinks she did it because she is mentally ill.
(d) He thinks she did the right thing.

2. Who is Debra Ann waiting anxiously for to come home?
(a) Her little sister Jennifer.
(b) Ginny, her mother.
(c) Her brother Michael.
(d) John, her father.

3. Whose name and number does Corrine give out to the women as a babysitter?
(a) Grace Porter.
(b) Jennifer James.
(c) Marion Pierce.
(d) Karla Sibley.

4. What does Corrine often do after Potter's death that she knows is not good for her health?
(a) Drink too much.
(b) Take painkillers.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Cut herself.

5. Who is Corrine's daughter?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Mary.
(d) Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Rose know will drive Robert out of the house?

2. What happens to Ginny's car on her trip after she leaves town?

3. What is the best meal Jesse tells Debra Ann he ever had?

4. What did Dale Strickland call Gloria when he first met her and before he knew her name?

5. Who does Corrine insinuate is a bigot in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gloria's relationship with her mother Alma like in Part I of the book?

2. Why is Debra Ann's name not spelled the way Ginny wanted it to be?

3. In Part I, what does Dale Strickland tell Mary Rose happened between him and Gloria?

4. What does Mary Rose do that she never tells anyone about a few months before becoming pregnant with the son she is currently nursing in Part II?

5. In Part I, what piece of advice from her uncle does Gloria remember as she tries to escape from Dale Strickland?

6. In Part I, how did Mary Rose feel about leaving the isolated farm house?

7. In Part I, what is one major reason why Gloria changes her name to Glory after her rape?

8. In Part I, what does Gloria do to the old man and woman who are watching her as she considers getting into Strickland's truck?

9. In Part I, how many mistakes did Mary Rose make and what were they?

10. What happens frequently to Mary Rose after moving to town that unsettles and enrages her?

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