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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. Whom does Dalva realize she is trying to save?

2. Who has an affair with a priest?

3. Where did Northridge plan to go to become a botanist?

4. What is Rachel's Indian name?

5. How does Northridge's brother, White Tree, die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dalva learns of Duane dying?

2. What is Dalva's grandfather's response when she tells him she would rather shoot herself than have Duane remain gone?

3. What happens while Michael and Lundquist are at the Lazy Daze Tavern?

4. Discuss Northridge's job.

5. What happens while Dalva is with Michael in San Francisco?

6. What happens when Dalva visits Duane when he's dying?

7. What does Michael feel involving the journals of Northridge?

8. What does Michael learn about Lundquist when speaking with him?

9. Discuss the events of Dalva's grandfather's death.

10. What is learned about Dalva's follower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss setting. What is the role/importance of setting and how is it displayed?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the relationship between Dalva and Duane and the role it has in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the organization of the novel and the pros and cons of this organization.

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