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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 Michael say about Corrine's appearance?

2. To Judd, what does Patrick's request seem to be?

3. What does the woodcut make Patrick wonder about himself?

4. Which of the Mulvaney children is said to be the most natural Christian?

5. Where does Corrine learn her husband has been spending time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lydia Bethune tell Corrine about Marianne and what bothers her the most about the revelation?

2. After Corrine learns her daughter had been raped, what does she think about doing to cover for Marianne missing school?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. In the chapter, "Every Heartbeat," what is it that Judd suddenly realizes?

7. 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?

8. When Patrick speaks on the phone with his sister Marianne, what might be said about the background noise that is taking place at her end of the line?

9. What role does Marianne's brother Patrick play the night of the Valentine's Dance that haunts him years after that night?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism of the country club to Michael Mulvaney and how does it differ from what it symbolizes to his wife, Corrine? They both appeared to view the country club from different perspectives. Why is that?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the symbolism of the 4th of July family reunion to each of the members of the family, in particular Judd?

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