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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 Sal end up kissing the first time she tries to kiss Ben?

2. What does Phoebe call Sergeant Bickle when he does not seem to take her seriously?

3. To what appliance does Sal compare Old Faithful?

4. What does Phoebe call Mrs. Cadaver in her journal?

5. What do Mr. Winterbottom and Prudence spend the night doing before Mrs. Winterbottom comes home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Gram is so emotional about seeing Old Faithful?

2. What do Sal and Phoebe discover when they go the university?

3. How do each of Mrs. Winterbottom's family members react to the news that Mike Bickle is her son?

4. How have the journal readings affected everyone in English class?

5. What does Mr. Winterbottom say upset him most about his wife's secret? What does this show about their relationship?

6. How does Sal feel whenever she is with Ben and why?

7. Why does Sal's view of Mrs. Cadaver change after Mr. Birkway visits Phoebe?

8. What does Sal realize was the reason behind her car trip to Idaho with her grandparents?

9. Why is Sal disappointed when she finds out that Mr. Birkway is Margaret's twin brother?

10. Why do you think that Phoebe was so disgusted when she saw her mother with Mike at the university?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze in detail how Sal and Phoebe both allowed guilt to determine their actions.

Essay Topic 2

A foil in literature refers to a character that highlights the traits of another character in order to make those traits more prominent. Explain how Phoebe is a foil for Sal.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Mrs. Winterbottom give up her son? In what ways has that experience influenced her behavior as a wife and mother?

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