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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 Mrs. Lundt do from another part of the house?

2. Who is Muffin?

3. When do Corrine and Michael first meet?

4. What is the name of Corrine Mulvaney's shop?

5. What happens when Judd asks his mother if Marianne is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"

2. In the chapter, "Imminent Mortality", how does Michael Sr. react to the news that his daughter has been raped?

3. Why is Michael Sr. obsessed with finding the right lawyer for a lawsuit, and what is he actually suing for?

4. What is revealed about the experience of Michael Sr. and Corrine becoming parents to their four children?

5. What is happening to Michael Sr. when he visits the bar in the Mt. Ephraim Country Club that causes him to throw the contents of his glass of beer into Judge Gerald Kirkland's face?

6. What event occurs to Corrine in 1938 that she attributes to providence, and why does she say she is spared from death?

7. What is revealed about Judd as he watches the dogs rush into the pond as they chase the doe he had been watching?

8. What is the toll on Judd as his siblings leave home?

9. What upsets Corrine when she finds a matchbook in Michael's pants pocket from the Wolf's Head Inn?

10. What kind of relationship does Michael Sr. have with his own father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Have the students consider Marianne's reaction to the gray animal hit by the car and why she reacted the way she did. It was more than her love for animals. There is a name for it, though the medical profession was just beginning to understand it at the time this story took place. Explain what happened.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Michael suddenly spend more time with his old friends at the Wolf's Lake Inn after Marianne's rape? Is he in need of moral support or acceptance? Is he too embarrassed or angry about what happened to his daughter to get that from friends from Mt. Ephraim? Does he have any friends left in Mt. Ephraim? What is the difference between the friends at Wolf's Lake Inn and those who belonged to the Mt. Ephraim Country Club?

Essay Topic 3

What are the reasons Marianne leaves her job at the Co-Op? What are her reasons for leaving her job with Miss Hagstrom? Compare the reasons. Are there any common denominators that might explain what is going on inside Marianne's head at those points in the story? Explain.

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