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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 image represented "stay and fight"?

2. What did August tell Peters he would do?

3. What does Scarface Janz want to do?

4. Who gave Greta new teeth?

5. Who was listening to the music coming from the truck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Grant?

2. Who is Scarface Janz?

3. What is the relevance of the song "California Dreamin'"?

4. What was the aftermath of learning who was assaulting the women?

5. What happened to the women in the colony?

6. Who will decide what the women do?

7. What did August remember most about Molotschna?

8. What were the circumstances of Mina's death?

9. What will happen to Ona's child?

10. What will the "Do Nothing" women do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although this book focuses on women's experiences and problems, a man tells this story. What is the significance of this narrative perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which Women Talking highlights the struggle of women in the Mennonite community to reclaim agency over their bodies and lives. Draw parallels to another text you have read.

Essay Topic 3

Contrast Women Talking with another piece of media about violence and a collective response to it. Cite at least one other source.

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