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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 finally happens while Marianne is working at Stump Creek Hill?

2. What does Corrine say to Judd when she invites him to a Fourth of July cookout?

3. What kind of day is it when they dispose of Michael's ashes?

4. What does Marianne decide after Judd tells her that their father is asking for her and only her?

5. What duty of Birk's does Marianne take over that makes a huge difference at the Co-Op?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Patrick explain to Judd the reason he doesn't want to see their parents?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

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 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

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?

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