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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. Why is Mary Rose's phone constantly ringing?
(a) People are calling her trying to intimidate and harass her for testifying at Gloria Ramirez's trial.
(b) People are calling her trying to sell her things.
(c) People are calling her asking her if Aimee Jo is OK.
(d) People are calling her trying to get her to join their churches.

2. What library book is still in the back of Ginny's car when she leaves town?
(a) An American Story.
(b) Peyton Place.
(c) Art in America.
(d) George Washington: A President.

3. What music reminds Debra Ann of driving with her mother?
(a) A Patti Smith album.
(b) A Bob Dylan album.
(c) An Elton John album.
(d) A Joni Mitchell album.

4. Which two characters become pregnant as teenagers at the same time?
(a) Ginny and Mary Rose.
(b) Corrine and Suzanne.
(c) Grace and Karla.
(d) Suzanne and Grace.

5. Where is Dale Strickland from?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Magnolia, Arkansas.
(d) Birmingham, Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jesse Belden fail to hear Debra Ann when she first comes into his dwelling in Part II?

2. What happens to the woman moving in across the street from Corrine in Part I?

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

4. What illness did Potter suffer from?

5. What does Corrine sometimes call Debra Ann?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what object gives Mary Rose comfort as she opens the door to Gloria Ramirez?

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

3. What does Suzanne Ledbetter tell Mary Rose about Potter that Mary Rose has never heard before?

4. What does Debra Ann want most in the world that she asks her paper fortune-teller?

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

6. Why do Debra Ann and Jesse seem to form a bond so quickly with each other?

7. What does Mary Rose do at the church meeting in Part II that makes many in the town turn against her?

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

9. In Part II, how does Mary Rose interact with her husband Robert?

10. In Part I, what does Mary Rose Whitehead think will be one of her happiest moments when she is on her deathbed?

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