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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. Who explains to Michael that the whites were wrong to give a hoe to the Indian because they are hunters, not farmers?

2. Who snuck away from a hospital and disappeared?

3. What was Dalva's great grandfather's profession?

4. Who served as a missionary to the Sioux Indians on behalf of the government?

5. Who accepts an offer to move back to Nebraska?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Duane do to the football players at school?

2. Discuss the present Dalva gets when she turns 17.

3. Discuss the letter Dalva receives from Ruth.

4. What happens when Dalva learns she is being followed?

5. Discuss the phone conversation between Dalva and Ruth.

6. Discuss Michael's letter to Dalva.

7. What are Michael's first thoughts of the farm?

8. Discuss Northridge's job.

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

10. Discuss Dalva's job with troubled teens.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of government in the novel and the positive and negative influence it has in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the value of love in the story. Does love appear to be something that is valued and respected? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The genre of the novel is ___. Why does the book fall into this genre? Give at least three examples to justify your response.

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