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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 movement is Anne's new school part of?

2. What day is Anne going to celebrate with Dave?

3. What does Mr. Hicks coach?

4. What does Anne say she is constantly worried about in this chapter?

5. Where does Anne's father live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anne's first night in New Orleans in Chapter 27.

2. What is the Mississippi project?

3. How have Anne's ideas changed by the end of the book?

4. How does Anne's strong personality help her at her new college?

5. How does Keemp and Anne's relationship develop?

6. Why does Anne stay on the campus after college has finished?

7. How does Anne show her strong nature when she joins the basketball team in Chapter 17?

8. Describe Mr and Mrs Chinn.

9. How does Anne encourage people to vote in Chapter 23?

10. Why did Leonara have to leave the plantation where she lived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Moody's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Moody's style give to her story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Moody uses other people in the story to express her ideas.

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