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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. How does Mary Rose feel when her husband Robert leaves to go back to the ranch?

2. How does Robert Whitehead feel about Mary Rose's choice to help Gloria Ramirez?

3. What is the best meal Jesse tells Debra Ann he ever had?

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

5. What is Mary Rose's husband's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part I, how does Potter handle the event of his own death in regards to Corrine?

6. In Part I, how many mistakes did Mary Rose make and what were they?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When Corrine and Potter take a trip in their truck to the mountains shortly after Alice's birth, their relationship changes in some profound ways. Write an essay exploring how Corrine's and Potter's relationship is different after this trip, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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