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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. What does Suzanne tell Lauralee she did when a boy tried to touch her without her consent once?
(a) She shot him.
(b) She stabbed him.
(c) She hit him with a two-by-four.
(d) She brought charges against him.

2. What did Ginny used to let Debra Ann do when it was just the two of them that Debra Ann loved?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Drive the car on dirt roads.
(c) Eat ice cream for dinner.
(d) Swim without a life jacket.

3. Where does the woman at the pool tell Glory she is from?
(a) Houston.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Lake Charles.
(d) New Orleans.

4. What tragedies befall the woman in Debra Ann's story to Jesse in Part IV?
(a) Her parents die in a fire.
(b) She has many miscarriages.
(c) Her husband and children die in a blizzard.
(d) Her brother dies in a drowning accident.

5. Who takes care of Glory after Alma can no longer do it?
(a) Luis.
(b) Marco.
(c) Victor.
(d) Roberto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Suzanne unlikely to ever be able to have another baby?

2. How much money does Dale Strickland have to pay to Gloria Ramirez?

3. Where does Jesse need to go to get his truck back?

4. When does Alice routinely call Corrine?

5. Who watches Mary Rose's children while she testifies at Strickland's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Glory remember her Uncle Victor saying to her in the hospital when he first saw her after the rape?

2. In Part III, why do you think it is so important to Suzanne that she and her daughter look like the ideal woman and girl in Odessa?

3. What medical struggle is Suzanne dealing with in Part III?

4. In Part III, what understanding do Corrine and Potter come to about how Corrine will be happy after having Alice?

5. What does Debra Ann propose she can do to help Jesse get his truck back?

6. In Part III, what does Corrine do with Jon Ledbetter and why does Jon need this from Corrine?

7. Who is taking care of Glory in her mother's absence and how does Glory seem to relate to this person?

8. In Part IV, why does the judge hold Mary Rose in contempt and put her in jail for a few hours?

9. In Part IV, what does Aimee tell Debra Ann about her father and mother?

10. In Part III, what is Corrine's impression of the oil booms in Texas?

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