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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. Howard describes a quote by ________________ which is carved over the courthouse entrance.

2. What does Alice paint on the living room walls?

3. What is Howard doing when Theresa comes to the house?

4. Rafferty enjoys an image of those he dislikes in court as _______________________.

5. Howard wants to move as far away as Alaska or ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening in the Goodwin's lives that starts to let them feel normal again?

2. How does Theresa add comfort to the lives of Howard and the girls at the same time that the farm is dying?

3. How do Howard and the girls prepare to move out of the farmhouse?

4. What are Alice's thoughts about religion as she is locked up?

5. What is Howard's perspective on the Goethe quote carved above the courthouse entrance?

6. What is Alice's perspective on Nellie's so-called generosity?

7. What is Theresa's view on mercy at this point in her life?

8. What does Theresa tell Howard regarding her feelings about her and her life with Dan now?

9. How is the Goodwin family's life in the apartment radically different from the farm where they belong?

10. Why does Alice compare Howard to her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book A MAP OF THE WORLD? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of loss.

Essay Topic 3

Prejudice takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite three examples that support this position.

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