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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 is Lee always very good at?

2. What kind of cigarettes does Christine smoke?

3. What is the name of the horse Rayona rides in the rodeo?

4. Christine tells Rayona that she dates a guy who playes an Indian in which movie?

5. All of Christine's possessions are in plastic bags labeled "Christine" and ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rayona end up winning a prize at the rodeo?

2. What does Christine discover about Dayton?

3. Why does Father Tom come to see Christine?

4. What happens when Christine and Rayona go to the hospital with Aunt Ida to visit Clara?

5. How does Christine meet Elgin?

6. What are some of the daring things Christine does when she is growing up?

7. What is Christine surprised to be missing the first morning Rayona is in Dayton's house?

8. Why does Clara come to visit when Christine is four-years-old?

9. Why does Christine return to Aunt Ida's while Rayona is in school?

10. What does Aunt Ida place Lee's casket during the funeral service?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure of the novel and the effect of having the story told from three points of view. How does the impact of the novel different if the story is told in the reverse order?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of symbolism throughout the novel. Where is it used, and to what effect? Does the symbolism correspond with any themes?

Essay Topic 3

What role do secrets play in the narrative of the three women and who do they affect the most profoundly?

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