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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 gives Dalva a car when she turns 17?

2. Dalva learns she is being followed by whom?

3. Where does Dalva learn that Duane lives with his adoptive mother?

4. Who did Dalva discover was in jail for beating a police officer?

5. What does Dalva say happened to the private collection of Indian artifacts that once accompanied the family papers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss Dalva's grandfather's journals.

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

5. Discuss the meeting with Michael's chairman.

6. How does Duane die?

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

8. What causes an argument between Dalva and Michael?

9. Discuss Michael's letter to Dalva.

10. Discuss Dalva's meeting with Duane's mother Rachel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of chapters and titles in the novel and the effect they have on the story.

Essay Topic 2

Decide who you believe to be the protagonist and the antagonist in the story. Explain why you chose these characters. What classifies these characters as being a protagonist and antagonist? What are the results of having a protagonist and an antagonist in the story?

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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