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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. Who chose the interns who accompanied Dr. Rapp?

2. What did Dr. Rapp allow on his expeditions that many other researchers did not?

3. What horrifies Marina when they take a break from their trip on the river?

4. What does Dr. Swenson say Marina must do or Swenson will drop her on the shore?

5. What is one thing in Easter's small storage box?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Marina during the night and what does she do?

2. What has Marina been doing since performing the C section, and what does she want to do?

3. What does Swenson tell Marina about Easter?

4. What else are the Martins good for besides fertility inducement?

5. What shocks Marina one day as the boat from Manaus arrives, and how does she feel about it?

6. How does Swenson say Dr. Rapp would react to a ill or injured tribal member?

7. What does Marina find in her quarters?

8. Why does Marina perform surgery and how does it go?

9. What is said about Dr. Rapp during the boat trip?

10. What does Marina learn about the Martins and Rapps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in State of Wonder. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in State of Wonder. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of ethics and morals in State of Wonder. How does the morals of a character show up? Who seems to have shaky morals? Who seems to have good ethics? How did the ethics and morals of the characters affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by State of Wonder. Questions that Patchett most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Patchett' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Patchett' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Patchett and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

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