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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. How does Jane respond when Oliver orders her to get Rebecca so they can leave?

2. How does Oliver first meet Jane?

3. How is Jane surprised by Sam?

4. Why does Rebecca suggest that Jane dislikes Sam?

5. Why does Oliver want to prove he is a new man prepared to rescue their family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the John Hopkins medical museum?

2. What happens when Jane tells her mother about her father's molestations?

3. What happens when Oliver arrives at the Hansen's orchard?

4. Why is Rebecca surprised about an argument between her parents?

5. What does Oliver recall about the morning after his wedding?

6. What does Jane admit to Joley about Sam?

7. What does Joley say in his letter to Jane?

8. What takes place in the last moments between Sam and Jane?

9. How does this scene become slightly awkward?

10. How do Oliver's plans to find Jane and Rebecca change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the same events are told from various points of view.

Part 1) Name two events that are told from various points of view. Describe these events and how they are viewed.

Part 2) How are the viewpoints the same? How are they different what are the reasons for these similarities and differences?

Part 3) What is the purpose of seeing the same event from different views? How can a reader relate to this?

Essay Topic 2

Rebecca's chapters are told in reverse chronological order.

Part 1) Describe the story that is told throughout Rebecca's chapters.

Part 2) Why are her chapters in reverse chronological order? How does this affect the telling of this story?

Part 3) One chapter breaks from this pattern. Describe this chapter. Why does it break with the reverse chronology? How does this affect the chapters prior to and after this chapter?

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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