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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 "leave"?

2. What physcial attribute sets Ona apart from the other women?

3. Where do the women meet for their discussions?

4. Who gave Greta new teeth?

5. When did the attacks tend to happen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the women not receive counseling after the attacks?

3. Why are some men returning early from the city?

4. According to Peters, why were the women attacked?

5. Who is Scarface Janz?

6. Where has August been living?

7. Who is Grant?

8. Why was Ona a target for the rapists?

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

10. What goals do the women want to achieve by leaving the colony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of light and dark in the text. Analyze this theme and its implication for broader meaning within the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How do the women confront their own religious beliefs in this story? What evidence do you have of a change in the women's beliefs? What evidence do you see that their beliefs remain the same?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of voice and silence throughout the novel. Who speaks, and when? Consider the role of laughter in the story as well.

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