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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 Norman feel Jim is doing all summer?

2. What happens a few days later?

3. What does Norman fear about an encounter with Jim?

4. In what area of Montana do Jim and Norman work?

5. What does Jim invite Norman to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Norman meet one summer while logging in the woods?

2. How does Norman perceive Jim's letters?

3. How does Norman regain some composure after his trying days with Jim?

4. What is Jim's complaint about the cooks?

5. Where is the location of the woods where Norman works?

6. What question does Jim not ask Norman at dinner?

7. What does Jim do while the prostitutes are working?

8. How does Norman perceive Jim?

9. What happens when Norman returns to college?

10. What happens when Jim invites Norman to his home for dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Neal and Paul's alcoholism seem starkly out of place in the pristine region of the Blackfoot River area. Explain the irony of the personal angst set against this breathtaking backdrop. Also explain why personal problems can happen even in the most beautiful of locations.

Essay Topic 2

Like Neal, Paul also has a problem with alcohol but Paul is able to maintain a home and keep a job. Compare and contrast the characters of Paul and Neal. Unfortunately, Paul's struggle with alcohol has a tragic end. Do you think Paul's personality would have allowed any restrictions or was he a bright flame that was destined to burn out early? What do you think was Neal's fate?

Essay Topic 3

Norman and Mr. Maclean feel powerless to help Paul rid alcohol from his life. Explain what Norman and Mr. Maclean could have done to help Paul. What sources of support are available today for alcoholics that were not available at the beginning of the twentieth century? Do you think that Mrs. Maclean quietly tried to help Paul and ended up enabling him instead?

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