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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 Michael Sr. ask Mike about a white horse?

2. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

3. What does Zachary do when Patrick stops his car and points a rifle at him?

4. In the chapter, "Intensive Care," what is happening to Michael Mulvaney, Sr.?

5. From where does Marianne watch her grandmother's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that Marianne fears about people making too much of her, worrying about her, or touching her?

2. What does Michael Sr. want done with his body after he dies?

3. At what kind of place is Judd as he heads to the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

4. What happens when Judd tries to protect his mother from his father's abuse?

5. Why, after Marianne admits she is in love with Abelove, doesn't she want to accept his proposal?

6. Why does Marianne run away from the Green Isle Co-Op without a word to anyone?

7. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?

8. What happens after Michael Sr. files for bankruptcy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were many nicknames for the characters in the novel. What can be told about each of the characters at various points in their lives by the nicknames that are used?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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