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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 Daphne describe as giving her the greatest sense of well-being available?
2. How does Daphne characterize marriage?
3. What causes Daphne to leave the church?
4. Why is the congregation so small in the church Daphne attends?
5. What is the Sal’s Café employee’s connection with Turkey?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Daphne do when her thoughts turn to death?
2. How does Daphne put the discussion of Islam and ISIS to rest?
3. What is Honey’s real name, and why does Daphne call her Honey?
4. How does Daphne characterize the circle of her conversation with Engin?
5. Why were Daphne and Engin not married in Turkey?
6. What is the status of Daphne’s husband’s immigration situation?
7. How does Daphne describe the rhythms of her sex life?
8. What does the goat bell in Daphne’s house remind her?
9. What is Cindy Cooper’s feeling about Islam?
10. What work-related issue is weighing on Daphne’s mind when she walks out of work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is the audience for The Golden State? What is the ideal reader for The Golden State likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?
Essay Topic 2
All of the main characters in The Golden State are women. What is the role of men in The Golden State? How are they portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? What do the women need them for? What effects do they have on the women’s lives? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a novel presenting readers with almost all female primary characters?
Essay Topic 3
What does The Golden State do for the reader? What anxiety does it address, and does it offer a meaningful catharsis or epiphany for the reader to follow or be enlightened by? Put another way: what questions of yours does The Golden State resonate with, and do you find that you have more equipment for handling those questions, now that you have read the book?
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