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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. What does Nancy say Dr. Saturn's father was trying to do to his son?
2. Where has Easter started sleeping?
3. What does Dr. Saturn announce?
4. What does Benoit find in a vegetative area of the river?
5. What are the hallucinogenic mushrooms called?
Short Essay Questions
1. What else are the Martins good for besides fertility inducement?
2. What does Swenson tell Marina about Easter?
3. What happens during the siesta that makes Swenson dump Marina on the deck?
4. How does Marina realize Swenson is nearly seventy?
5. What shocks Marina one day as the boat from Manaus arrives, and how does she feel about it?
6. What does Swenson do immediately upon arriving and who helps Marina?
7. Who does Marina write' how is the letter to be posted, and what letters does Easter keep giving her?
8. How does Swenson say Dr. Rapp would react to a ill or injured tribal member?
9. Why does Marina go into the jungle every day and what does she wonder about her doing so?
10. What does the tribe do occasionally when they go into the deep jungle and what does Swenson say about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an important part of what makes State of Wonder interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Marina. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Dr. Swenson. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Jim Fox. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think State of Wonder is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in State of Wonder. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Patchett chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Patchett chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Patchett's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Patchett use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
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