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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 the prayers at the hospital?

2. Which attorney does Alice want Howard to call?

3. What color of prison garb does Alice wear?

4. Where does Alice plan to take her and Theresa's daughters to escape the summer heat?

5. Which of the following is something that does NOT worry Howard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Alice's mother recording Laura Ingalls Wilder's LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS?

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

3. How does A MAP OF THE WORLD begin?

4. Describe the School Board meeting when Alice runs away.

5. What is the tragedy that occurs early in the story?

6. What stresses wear on Howard both at home and with Alice's incarceration?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing by introducing Robbie Mackessy's mother in the hospital lounge scene?

8. What is the purpose of the shopping trip to get Howard a new suit?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Hamilton's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author uses them where she does.

Essay Topic 2

Hamilton is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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