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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 does Marianne like to do ironing?
2. What do Marianne's parents give her on her sixteenth birthday that she now fears is broken?
3. What is the name of Marianne's horse?
4. In the chapter titled "Phase," what does Michael Sr. begin doing late at night?
5. In the chapter, "The Assault," why does Michael Mulvaney go to Mort Lundt's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What questions are triggered about himself as Patrick thinks about the drawing, "The Huntsman?"
3. In the chapter, "Imminent Mortality", how does Michael Sr. react to the news that his daughter has been raped?
4. What kind of relationship does Michael Sr. have with his own father?
5. What exactly does Patrick mean when he says "execution of justice?"
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. What role does Marianne's brother Patrick play the night of the Valentine's Dance that haunts him years after that night?
9. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?
10. What is revealed about the experience of Michael Sr. and Corrine becoming parents to their four children?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the novel, "We Were the Mulvaneys." Is it a dark novel filled with tragedy, or is it a novel of light and hope? In what ways does the novel contrast between the two?
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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