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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 Ray project about the item in #122?

2. Where is Norma located when Ray enters Guy's house?

3. What do Ray and the boys eat?

4. What is Dr. Symes anxious to do?

5. What does Ray tell Norma when he goes after her this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ray's style of planning for the future?

2. What does Christine do that angers Ray, and why does he take Victor and Spooner with him to the Dupree farm?

3. What has been Norma's contact with Guy since he dropped her off at the hospital?

4. Why has Norma been in the hospital?

5. What do Jack and Ray do separately after the end of the storm?

6. What surprise does Ray get when he and Christine help at the hospital?

7. How is the tropical storm symbolic of Ray's life?

8. Describe the trip back to town for Ray and the boys.

9. What is Ray's plan with the two boys to gain entrance into Guy's house?

10. How do Ray and Norma return to the States, and what is the tone of their trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Portis' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the ongoing conflict between Ray and Norma. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? What does Norma learn about the reality of her life with Ray as opposed to the perceptions she has held for so long?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ray and Guy. Both men want influence over Norma but have their hold on her in very different ways. Why are their differences classic examples of conflict in drama? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

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