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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 happens when Marianne drops her garment bag?

2. How does Corrine find out that Marianne has been raped?

3. If it is not time at High Point Farm, what is it?

4. When does Michael realize he is in love with Corrine?

5. When Corrine and Judd visit Marianne what does the Co-Op Director, Abelove, say that upsets Corrine?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What happens at the rock concert that Patrick attends that Judd believes sets off a long series of criminal events in which he assisted Patrick?

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

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

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

7. What does the title of the story imply in comparison to the title of the first chapter, "Storybook House?"

8. 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?

9. Marianne repeats the same words over and over again that she can't remember what happened the night of the dance, and that she can't give testimony against Zach. However, in the chapter, "The Penitent," there is a hint at another thing that could motivate her not to testify. What is that?

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

Explain what happens to Michael Mulvaney after his daughter is raped. Nothing seems to help him and no matter what anyone does it only seems to make him worse. Is he drinking more to numb the pain he feels? Or, is the way he feels driving him to drink? Is it really a sudden problem rising up after Marianne's rape? Explain what is happening to him and the contrast in him in the twelve-year span of his part of the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do Judd's realizations in the chapter "Every Heartbeat," reveal about him at that point of the story? Explain how that realization could have had an impact on his reaction to all the things that were happening to his family after Marianne's rape.

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