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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 does Mary Rose ask Corrine to do for her the first time she meets her in Part I?

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

3. What did Potter instruct Corrine to make sure the doctor listed as his cause of death?

4. What does Dale Strickland's father do?

5. Which street does Corrine live on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

10. In Part II, what does Corrine say to Suzanne Ledbetter when Suzanne starts spreading malicious gossip about Gloria Ramirez?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What roles do racism, bigotry and bias play in the townspeople's perceptions of what happened between Dale Strickland and Gloria Ramirez? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Wetmore includes two folktales or legends in this book, one told to Debra Ann by her mother Ginny and the other told to Glory Ramirez by her Uncle Victor. Both tales include the deaths of children and the persecution and/or revenge of those children's mothers. Write an essay analyzing Wetmore's meanings in each of the two tales, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Mary Rose Whitehead and Ginny Pierce share the experience of becoming teenage mothers at about the same time, but Ginny leaves her child while Mary Rose decides to stay with hers. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the experiences and actions of Ginny and Mary Rose, especially as they pertain to motherhood.

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