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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 is the only woman who is not included in the border patrol raid in Part III?

2. What does Keith Taylor tell Mary Rose not to do at Strickland's trial?

3. What does Suzanne tell Lauralee while they sit in the car together at football practice?

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

5. What does Mary Rose call Strickland's defense lawyer in Part IV while she is on the stand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jesse saving all his money?

2. What medical struggle is Suzanne dealing with in Part III?

3. In Part III, how does talking with Tina Allen change Glory's outlook about what has happened to her?

4. Who is taking care of Glory in her mother's absence and how does Glory seem to relate to this person?

5. In Part III, what does Glory remember her Uncle Victor saying to her in the hospital when he first saw her after the rape?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Why do you think Jesse and Debra Ann get along so well - and have such a strong and enduring connection - despite their age and gender differences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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