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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. Alice has had no grounding in __________________.

2. Which student had Alice slapped in a moment of extreme frustration?

3. What does Howard think about while waiting to see Alice in jail?

4. What has Alice been doing constantly lately?

5. What does Howard think about the prayers at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Theresa get from her friend, Albert, regarding mourning for Lizzy?

2. Describe how Howard's life has changed due to harassing phone calls and reporters.

3. What is the nature of the impromptu meeting between Alice and Theresa in the apple orchard?

4. On what does Howard base the entirety of his legal knowledge?

5. Describe the behavior of Howard and Alice in the church for Lizzy's funeral.

6. What bizarre ideas does Alice have regarding sacrifice in Christian beliefs?

7. Why does Alice compare herself to Mr. Rochester's mad wife in JANE EYRE?

8. What is Alice's only demand on Howard when she goes to jail?

9. Why do the police officers wait outside the restroom and why do they want to question Alice?

10. How does A MAP OF THE WORLD begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Alice. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 2

The author begins the story from Alice's perspective and then transitions to Howard's perspective and then reverts back to Alice's perspective. Why did she choose to tell the story this way? In what way is an alternating point of view more interesting for a reader? In what ways is it more complicated?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Nellie. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?

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