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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 is Patrick so enthralled by "The Huntsman"?
2. Who is Jill James?
3. What is written about Marianne as a baby?
4. What words does Michael say at Schroon Lake that Corrine remembers twenty-four years later as she sits in Dr. Oakley's office?
5. In the chapter titled, "Gone," where does Corrine take Marianne?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is revealed about Judd as he watches the dogs rush into the pond as they chase the doe he had been watching?
2. As one reads about the Valentine's Dance and Marianne Mulvaney being the only junior elected to the King and Queen's court, what do we learn about her?
3. What is Judd's motivation to agree when his brother, Patrick, calls and confirms he is still planning to "extract justice" by possibly killing Zach Lundt?
4. After Corrine learns her daughter had been raped, what does she think about doing to cover for Marianne missing school?
5. What is Michael's reaction when Mort Lundt explains that he grounded his son for six weeks as though what his son did was bad, but not criminal?
6. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"
7. What event occurs to Corrine in 1938 that she attributes to providence, and why does she say she is spared from death?
8. Judd happens upon his father talking to his older brothers about some kind of secret. What is the discussion about and what is the significance of the discussion?
9. What does the title of the story imply in comparison to the title of the first chapter, "Storybook House?"
10. Why is Judd so insistent to find out what has happened to his sister that he put the family in such a turmoil?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the Stump Creek Hill Animal Shelter and Hospital represent to Marianne? Can it be compared in any way to other places in the story? Does what the shelter represents change for Marianne as the story progresses? Or, do the changes in Marianne change what the shelter is to her? Whatever the case, explain exactly what changes have taken place.
Essay Topic 2
What is the symbolism of the 4th of July family reunion to each of the members of the family, in particular Judd?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the reaction of the family to the trauma of Marianne's rape and the changes they all underwent because of it. Are the actions of the people in town avoiding them part of what causes those changes, or are the changes part of what causes the people in town to avoid them? Explain your answer.
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