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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 many men made it to the woman's door in Debra Ann's story to Jesse?

2. What kind of gun does Aimee target shoot with?

3. What does Debra Ann offer to do for Jesse to get his truck back?

4. What does the judge want Mary Rose to call him in Part IV?

5. What does the woman at the pool tell Glory about the fact that Glory got in Dale's truck?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what happens to the woman in Debra Ann's story that she tells to Jesse?

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

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

5. In Part IV, what does Aimee tell Debra Ann about her father and mother?

6. Why does Victor Ramirez tell Mary Rose he will not make Glory testify?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Mary Rose and Potter Shepard experience intense feelings of guilt over their actions related to Gloria Ramirez's rape. Write an essay comparing and contrasting these characters' experiences, and keep in mind that Mary Rose feels guilty and conflicted for actions she did take, while Potter feels guilty for actions he failed to take.

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

Write an essay analyzing the parallels Wetmore draws between Gloria's rape and the desecration and destruction of the land around Odessa due to the oil trade, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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