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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 kinds of stories did Ginny's grandmother tell her?

2. What does Dale Strickland ask Mary Rose that unsettles Mary Rose immediately?

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

4. What library book is still in the back of Ginny's car when she leaves town?

5. Where is Dale Strickland from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Debra Ann take things from to give to Jesse Belden and what are some of the things she steals?

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

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

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

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

10. In Part II, what does Ginny briefly consider before leaving town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Corrine Shepard's feelings about work and motherhood? How were they different from those of many other women in her town? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Keeping in mind Corrine's descriptions of Potter's character and demeanor, why do you think Potter was so tortured by his failure to intervene when he and Corrine saw Gloria Ramirez getting into Dale Strickland's truck on Valentine's Day? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the language Wetmore uses to describe Gloria's trauma, focusing on the scars Gloria bears as well as her mental anguish following her rape.

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