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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 Zachary do when Patrick stops his car and points a rifle at him?
2. What duty of Birk's does Marianne take over that makes a huge difference at the Co-Op?
3. In the chapter, "Rag-Quilt Life," what does Marianne say before she leaves the Co-Op?
4. How does Judd refer to the area of town where he lives after leaving his parent's home?
5. Why does Aunt Ethel call Marianne?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?
2. What bothers Judd the most after his father's death when they go to scatter his ashes?
3. At what kind of place in her life is Corrine as she plans for the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?
4. Why does Marianne run away from the Green Isle Co-Op without a word to anyone?
5. What is the difference between the relationship that Patrick has with Marianne and the one he has with Judd?
6. Why, if Abelove loves Marianne, doesn't he search harder for her after she leaves?
7. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?
8. What does Michael Sr. want done with his body after he dies?
9. At what kind of place is Judd as he heads to the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?
10. How does Patrick explain to Judd the reason he doesn't want to see their parents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the chapter titled "Secrets," Michael has a long discussion with his sons, Mike and Patrick, about how he expects them to treat girls. What does that conversation reveal about Michael? About Mike and Patrick?
Essay Topic 2
Explain what sending Marianne away to live with a cousin they hardly knew was supposed to accomplish. After reading the entire story, does it accomplish that? If not, why not?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the reaction of the family to the trauma of Marianne's rape and the changes they all underwent because of it. Are the actions of the people in town avoiding them part of what causes those changes, or are the changes part of what causes the people in town to avoid them? Explain your answer.
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