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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. Who gave Mary Rose her gun?

2. What does Dale Strickland's father do?

3. For what did Debra Ann's father spank her in Part II?

4. What is Mary Rose's daughter's name?

5. In Part I, how long has it been since Potter's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part I, why had it been a bad winter for the Whitehead family?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What injury does Jesse Belden have that made it so that he did not notice Debra Ann coming into his hiding place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Corrine determined to keep herself apart from the women who are active in the church group in Odessa, and how is Corrine different from all of those women in her attitudes, actions and outlook? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

What affect does Glory's conversation with Tina at the motel pool have on Glory's own perception of what Dale Strickland did to her? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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