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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. How many hours does Marianne work at the Co-Op a week?

2. How does her roommate Felece-Marie react to Marianne's disappearance?

3. In the chapter titled, "Gone," what are the final words of the chapter about their father?

4. How does Marianne meet Dr. Whittaker West?

5. What has been happening with Corrine since her husband's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike Jr. visit his father in Rochester?

2. How does Judd explain to Patrick about their mother's behavior on Sunday mornings?

3. What is the difference between the relationship that Patrick has with Marianne and the one he has with Judd?

4. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?

5. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

6. What seems to be happening to Corrine in the chapter, "Hard Reckoning?"

7. What makes Patrick decide to let Zach live?

8. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

9. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

10. How does Corrine react to Judd's moving away from home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Have the students write an essay about Michael Mulvaney's relationship with his own father and how that might have impacted the kind of father he was.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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