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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. Who insists on interviewing Alice's daughters?

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

3. Where do Howard and the girls find a place to live?

4. Alice's trial is set for which month?

5. Theresa faults her relatives for ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens after Howard and the girls leave the jail and what does Howard bring up in a letter he writes to Alice?

5. What is the purpose of the interviews conducted with Alice's daughters and the Child Welfare Office?

6. Why is the lunch between Theresa and Alice so awkward?

7. What is the story about a dog and a tangled leash that recurs throughout the novel?

8. What information is Howard able to give Rafferty about Alice's past as well as his own?

9. How does Alice refer to her map of the world while describing her jail experience?

10. What is Theresa's response to Alice's arrest and what role will she probably play in Alice's defense?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Alice and Theresa. What are their obvious differences? What things bring them together? What similarities do they share?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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