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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 happens to Lauralee at practice in Part III?

2. Who does Glory meet at the hotel pool that she ends up confiding in?

3. What is the last thing Potter says to Corrine on their trip home in Part III?

4. What does Strickland's defense lawyer ask Mary Rose that she gives a dishonest answer to?

5. Who is Jon Ledbetter listening to on the radio when Corrine sees him on her street in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corrine remember as one of the hardest times in her marriage to Potter?

2. In Part IV, what does the judge insist Mary Rose say to him in order to appease him?

3. 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?

4. What story does Suzanne tell her daughter about her reaction to unwanted touching from a boy?

5. In Part III, what fantasies does Glory have about things going differently with Dale Strickland?

6. In Part III, what happens to Alma, Glory's mother?

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

8. How do the defense lawyer and the judge both treat Mary Rose when she testifies at Strickland's trial?

9. In Part IV, what haunts Jesse from the war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Suzanne Ledbetter tries so hard to portray herself and her family as the ideal, upstanding citizens in Odessa? Keeping in mind Suzanne's own background, write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the images, ideas, and feelings that haunt Mary Rose after the morning she helps Gloria Ramirez? How does Mary Rose deal with the trauma she has experienced as a result of Gloria's knock on her door? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Wetmore's treatment of the theme of hypocrisy in this novel, especially as it relates to the conduct of devoutly religious characters.

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