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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 Lauralee practice that Suzanne wants her to do but that she hates?

2. Why is Mary Rose crying so hard as the storm approaches?

3. What happens to Lauralee at practice in Part III?

4. Which of the following does Suzanne sell?

5. What does the judge threaten to do to Mary Rose in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part III, how does talking with Tina Allen change Glory's outlook about what has happened to 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. At Strickland's trial, what does the defense lawyer say to Mary Rose that she knows is meant to intimidate her?

6. Why does Corrine watch Aimee and the baby for Mary Rose in Part IV?

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

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

9. In Part IV, why does the judge hold Mary Rose in contempt and put her in jail for a few hours?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Keeping in mind Corrine's descriptions of Potter's character and demeanor, why do you think Potter was so tortured by his failure to intervene when he and Corrine saw Gloria Ramirez getting into Dale Strickland's truck on Valentine's Day? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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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