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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. Why does Mary Rose tell Corrine she no longer has to answer her own phone?
2. Where does Jesse need to go to get his truck back?
3. What does Victor give to Glory as a gift one night that she rejects?
4. How many men made it to the woman's door in Debra Ann's story to Jesse?
5. Why is Jon Ledbetter upset in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what happens to the woman in Debra Ann's story that she tells to Jesse?
2. Why is Jesse saving all his money?
3. At Strickland's trial, what does the defense lawyer say to Mary Rose that she knows is meant to intimidate her?
4. 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?
5. In Part III, what happens to Alma, Glory's mother?
6. In Part IV, why does the judge hold Mary Rose in contempt and put her in jail for a few hours?
7. In Part IV, what does Aimee tell Debra Ann about her father and mother?
8. What does Debra Ann propose she can do to help Jesse get his truck back?
9. Why does Corrine watch Aimee and the baby for Mary Rose in Part IV?
10. In Part III, what does Corrine do with Jon Ledbetter and why does Jon need this from Corrine?
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
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.
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