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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 event does Russ go to at Fallen Rocks when he is young that lasts for three days?

2. Becky calls Tanner’s girlfriend what nickname?

3. Who does Russ meet in Arizona when he goes to help the Navajos in Tuba City?

4. Who does Marion feel can excite her more than Russ ever could?

5. At the Crossroads meeting, what does Larry tell Russ about why Frances took down all of his dead father’s photos around the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marion want to confess her unrequited love of Bradley to her son Perry?

2. What embarrassing event happened to Russ at the Navajo dancing ceremony?

3. What does Marion say to Clem when he says that he is going into the military to go to the Vietnam War?

4. Why did Russ feel that he was a failure sexually to Frances?

5. Why does Russ go to the other side of town to the Black Church each week to do humanitarian charity work?

6. Where does Russ get his morals and values from his upbringing?

7. What does Russ feel when Marion rejects him in bed for the first time?

8. Why does Charlie Durochie call Russ a nickname while he worked on the Navajo lands, and what was the story behind it?

9. What is the “experiment” that Frances wants to do with Russ?

10. What signal does Russ get that Frances is lusting in her heart for him as he is lusting after her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Russ’s early years as a Mennonite helped to shape his ideas of forgiveness of sin for himself and for his wife Marion, who was raised as a Catholic.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that states the reasons why Becky felt that she needed to leave her family and go to Europe on the money inheritance that she received from her dearly departed Aunt Shirley. How did her family feel about her wanting to go to Europe for the summer?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the development of the relationship with siblings Clem and Becky. How did their close brother and sister relationship change to move them apart during the course of the novel? Why did Becky grow to hate Clem, and what brought them back together at the end of the novel?

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