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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 is Sarat's emotional response to Simon's survival?

2. After Sarat meets with Joe, which of the following people did she NOT communicate with?

3. What effect does the assassination that Sarat carries out have on the war?

4. Why does Sarat spare the lives of the Last Salt Lake Boy's children?

5. When Sarat returns to the Chestnut home, where does she choose to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the assassination, Joe meets Sarat in Lake Sinclair. Explain why he wants to meet her.

2. Why does Sarat not want the house to run on solar power?

3. Explain the entertainment that goes on at the Citadel.

4. After Sarat talks to Joe the final time, what does she give to Marcus?

5. Explain the significance of the name that Sarat gives to her rifle.

6. Why does Sarat not kill Albert Gaines?

7. Why does Sarat ask Simon to forgive her?

8. What is Joe's role in the apocalypse to come?

9. Who is the informant that Sarat meets at Prince Wendel's neutral ground cafe?

10. How did the Chestnuts come to have such a fine estate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the literary device of foreshadowing and give at least three instances of it in the novel. Be sure to include how foreshadowing affects your understanding of the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of water in Sarat's lifetime? Give three examples of how water impacted her life.

Essay Topic 3

Define the literary term "motif" and discuss how the motif of smell is used in at least four examples in the novel.

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