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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. After the attack, what has happened to the books that David brought for research on his Byron project?

2. Which character in the final chapter says, "I am determined to be a good person. You should try to be a good person too?"

3. When David speaks to Petrus about watching the farm, what place does he mention as a possible place for Lucy to go and get a rest?

4. When David returns to the University town, where does he meet with Rosalind?

5. What literary reference doe David make after his meeting with Bev?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it appropriate that David is awakened by a spitball when he is in the theater?

2. When David rhetorically asks, "Against this new Petrus, what chance does Lucy stand?" what is his implied answer?

3. When David brings in his dog to Bev, the description is, "Bearing him in his arms like a lamb. . ." What does this image evoke?

4. What is there about Lucy's description of her rape that she thinks that David cannot before this have understood?

5. How might one interpret Elaine Winter's treatment of David at the grocery store?

6. What is one to make of Petrus's lack of reaction to David's accusation that one of the men at his party is the assailant?

7. After Lucy is raped and she and David give their report to the police, David asks her why she omitted the fact that she was raped. What reason does she give her father for this omission?

8. What has Lucy's banjo become for David?

9. Compare or contrast David's explanation of his punishment to Lucy's stance on staying on the farm.

10. What is one aspect of Lucy's argument to keep the child that is actually aligned with her early Mother Earth persona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 20. The energy that David puts into his play waivers as his life situation waivers. How might the energy that he puts to his play in Chapter 20 speak to his emotional state?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 15. What role do the treatment of animals, both dogs and sheep, play in David's transformation?

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 16. The character of Petrus is not as fully realized as other characters, namely David, Lucy and Bev. Nonetheless, he is an important character. Explain what role Petrus plays in the character development of the other characters.

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