What originally inspired Jeanette's mother to convert?

She met a pastor that she thought looked like a celebrity

What type of education does Jeanette get at home?

She's taught the Bible and lots of incorrect facts about other subjects

What does Jeanette's nightmare reveal?

Her fear of compulsory heterosexuality

What lesson does Jeanette learn from her aunt's marriage?

You have to compromise and settle

What is the relationship between religion and business for Jeanette's mother?

She actively mixes her faith with business

How do Jeanette and Melanie feel about Unnatural Passions after hooking up?

They don't understand what's unnatural about it

What is the relationship between Jeanette's mother and her father?

Her mother is the leader of the household and her father follows her lead

What does Jeanette's mother and the church think is wrong with Jeanette's ears?

They think she is full of the Holy Spirit

What is the moral of the mother's Pierre story?

Never trust what your body tells you

What are Jeanette's thoughts on history?

History and storytelling are the same and one shouldn't trust history

What does the whelk fish symbolize?

Jeanette's desire to find peace outside of the church community

What makes Jeanette's mother "Old Testament through and through"?

She is focused on the parts of the Bible about retribution and sin

Jeanette's mother believes

That the world is black and white

What is the difference between perfection and flawlessness?

Perfection is about the balance of qualities and strengths

What does Jeanette's mother think about organized school?

She thinks it's a breeding ground for sin

Why is Jeanette drawn to the library and stories?

You can trust that words will be consistent and won't change

Why does Jeanette's mother choose to have her?

To create a servant for the Lord

How does Jeanette react to the deafness situation?

It makes her begin to doubt the church's perfection

How does Jeanette enjoy her first taste of school?

She is bullied and she freaks the other students out

Why does Jeanette not like the coat her mother tries to buy her and what does this represent?

Because it's bright pink, representing femininity

Why does Jeanette's mother give her oranges?

To avoid dealing with difficult things

What does Jeanette's mother's opinion of the saints reveal?

She says saints are wicked, showing that no one is holy enough to her

How does Jeanette comfort herself during her struggles in school?

She turns incoherent facts into coherent stories

Which of these is NOT a lesson that Elsie imparts to Jeanette?

There is good and evil and nothing in between

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1
What is the name of Jeanette's crush?
May
Melanie
Ida
Rita
2
What originally inspired Jeanette's mother to convert?
Her parents inspired her
She traveled overseas and met missionaries
She had a near-death experience
She met a pastor that she thought looked like a celebrity
3
What type of education does Jeanette get at home?
She is not given any formal education
She's taught the Bible and lots of art
She's taught the Bible and lots of incorrect facts about other subjects
She's taught deeply in all subjects
4
What does Jeanette think of her parents' marriage?
That they married too fast
That they have a perfect marriage
That her father is having an affair
That her mother is having an affair
5
What does Jeanette's nightmare reveal?
Her fear of animals
Her fear of herself
Her fear of religion
Her fear of compulsory heterosexuality
6
Who discovers what is really going on with Jeanette's ears?
Elsie
Miss Jewsbury
Jeanette's mother
Pastor Spratt
7
What type of religion are Jeanette and her family?
Methodists
Unitarian Universalists
Pentecostals
Quakers
8
What lesson does Jeanette learn from her aunt's marriage?
You have to compromise and settle
True love comes if you wait for it
both blue and yellow
Not all men are pigs
9
What is the relationship between religion and business for Jeanette's mother?
She gives all her money to the poor
both red and blue
She believes religion and business cannot mix
She actively mixes her faith with business
10
How do Jeanette and Melanie feel about Unnatural Passions after hooking up?
They swear they'll never do it again
both red and blue
They don't understand what's unnatural about it
They feel full of shame
11
What is Jeanette's mother's response to her struggles at school?
"We are called to be apart"
"Suck it up"
"Those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter"
"God will out"
12
What is the relationship between Jeanette's mother and her father?
Her father is the head of the household and her mother follows his lead
Her mother is the leader of the household and her father follows her lead
both red and yellow
They love each other very deeply
13
What does Jeanette's mother and the church think is wrong with Jeanette's ears?
They think she is full of the Holy Spirit
They think she's a liar
They think she's deaf
They think she's trying to avoid going to school
14
What is the moral of the mother's Pierre story?
Marriage is sacred
Never trust men
Never trust what your body tells you
Never trust the French
15
What are Jeanette's thoughts on history?
History is superior to storytelling because history is about facts
History and storytelling are the same and one shouldn't trust history
Both blue and yellow
Looking backwards is a waste of time
16
What does the whelk fish symbolize?
Jeanette's homosexuality
Jeanette's shame
Jeanette's desire to find peace outside of the church community
Jeanette's mother
17
How does Jeanette react to the Heathens having sex?
both red and yellow
She doesn't understand how it's both a sin and so loud
She is curious and wants to know more
She is scandalized
18
Each chapter of the novel is named after
A book of the Bible
A fairy tale
A deadly sin
A poem
19
What makes Jeanette's mother "Old Testament through and through"?
She is focused on the parts of the Bible about retribution and sin
She is focused on the parts of the Bible about love and charity
both red and yellow
She believes in outdated interpretations of the Bible
20
Jeanette's mother believes
That the world is black and white
That God is in everything and everyone
both red and yellow
That the world is complex and grey
21
What is the difference between perfection and flawlessness?
Flawlessness is about the balance of qualities and strengths
Flawlessness is about things, not people
Perfection is about the balance of qualities and strengths
Perfection is about things, not people
22
The novel takes place in
London in the 1980s
Ireland in the 1960s
Northern England in the 1970s
Scotland in the 1950s
23
What does Jeanette's mother think about organized school?
She thinks it's a breeding ground for sin
She thinks it's imperfect but necessary
She thinks it's as holy as the church
She only wants Jeanette in the best schools
24
Why is Jeanette drawn to the library and stories?
both red and yellow
Books are something her mother forbids
They are more exciting than her regular life
You can trust that words will be consistent and won't change
25
Why does Jeanette's mother choose to have her?
To create a servant for the Lord
Because she wanted something to love
Jeanette was an accident
Because she thought it'd save her marriage
26
How does Jeanette react to the deafness situation?
It makes her have more faith than ever in her mother
It makes her begin to doubt the church's perfection
It makes her have more faith than ever in the church
It makes her fall in love with Miss Jewsbury
27
How does Melanie react to the pastor's sermon?
She feels sick
She asks to be saved
She laughs at the pastor
both red and yellow
28
What important lesson does Jeanette's mother teach her?
Both red and blue
"Trust no one"
"You can change the world"
"This world is full of sin"
29
What does Jeanette associate Melanie's eyes with?
Miss Jewsbury's eyes
Her mother's eyes
The eyes of God
The neighbors
30
How does Jeanette enjoy her first taste of school?
She is bullied and she freaks the other students out
She immediately fits right in
The teachers love her but the students bully her
The teachers hate her but the students love her
31
Jeanette's mother could be described as
confrontational
romantic
loving
forgiving
32
Why does Jeanette not like the coat her mother tries to buy her and what does this represent?
both red and yellow
Because it's bright pink, representing femininity
Because it's bright blue, representing masculinity
Because it's too tight, showing how society chafes her
33
Why does Jeanette's mother give her oranges?
For nutrition
To avoid dealing with difficult things
Because oranges are holy
As punishment
34
What does Jeanette's mother's opinion of the saints reveal?
She only loves female saints, showing her feminism
She only loves male saints, showing her misogyny
She says saints are wicked, showing that no one is holy enough to her
She only loves English saints, showing her nationalism
35
What teaching of the pastor does Jeanette specifically disagree with?
Honor thy mother and father
Worship no other Gods but Christ
Perfection is flawlessness
God is Love
36
How does Jeanette comfort herself during her struggles in school?
She prays to the saints for guidance
She fantasizes about the teachers burning in Hell
She turns incoherent facts into coherent stories
both red and blue
37
Which of these is NOT a lesson that Elsie imparts to Jeanette?
Perception is a fraud
God's in everything
There is good and evil and nothing in between
Stories and art help us understand the world

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