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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. Why does Joley feel this way about sending Rebecca back to Oliver?

2. At an ice cream parlor, what does Rebecca notice about her mother?

3. What does Hadley explain to Rebecca about Sam?

4. After years of being unwilling to swim, what happens to Jane?

5. In his instructions for the next leg of the journey, where does Joley direct Jane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane end up covered in manure?

2. Why does Joley help Jane?

3. Why does Oliver think he has to intercept Jane and Rebecca before they reach Joley?

4. How does Rebecca get to Hadley's mother's home?

5. What happens when Jane arrives at the next location to meet Jake?

6. What does Joley write in his letter to Jane at Fishtrap, Montana?

7. What happens after Jane and Rebecca speed past Ernie Barb?

8. What has become of Oliver and Jane's marriage?

9. How do Sam and Jane finally become civil toward one another?

10. What does Sam recall about his childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joley sees Sam and Jane as soul mates.

Part 1) Describe the relationship between Sam and Jane. Why does Joley believe they are soul mates?

Part 2) What does this belief reveal about Joley and his idea of love? How does this compare to others' beliefs about love?

Part 3) Do you believe that Sam and Jane are soul mates? Why or why not? Will they end up together? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are references to Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden.

Part 1) When is there reference to Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden? Is this reference direct or indirect? Explain.

Part 2) What is the purpose of this reference? How does it affect the rest of the story?

Part 3) What message is sent to the audience through this reference? Must one have knowledge of this Biblical story to fully understand this novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Jane has two love interests.

Part 1) Who are her two love interests? Compare her two love interests.

Part 2) How does Jane find herself with two love interests? What are her thoughts about these two men? What are others' thoughts about these two men?

Part 3) How is her life affected by these two men? Can it ever go back to the way it was? Why or why not?

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