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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 Howard think about while waiting to see Alice in jail?

2. How supportive is Howard as Alice worries about attending the funeral?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Alice sleeps for days?

4. Alice sees herself as ____________________.

5. What does Alice beg Lizzy to do after she bolts from the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alice's job and why did she enter into this career field?

2. How does the topic of reincarnation figure into Alice's thoughts now?

3. How does Howard react to Alice's arrest, especially noting Alice's behavior?

4. How does the author show that Alice's thoughts on religion are still very elementary?

5. What thoughts does Alice have regarding God that show her elementary thinking on the topic?

6. What advice does Rafferty give Alice and what does Howard worry about, given Alice's history?

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. What is the significance of the maps of the world that Alice had drawn as a child?

10. What is the purpose of Chapter 7 and how will Nellie's departure mean volatility?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howard spends some alone time throughout the novel to contemplate his life. About what does he think? At what conclusions does he arrive? Explain why he is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Howard and Alice and Theresa and Dan. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, socialization, and other life-defining features.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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