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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. Where was Duane when he was dying?

2. What happens to Dalva before giving birth to her son?

3. What do Dalva's great grandfather's journals include?

4. What is Andrew's profession?

5. Who offers to find Dalva's son in exchange for family information?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the phone conversation between Dalva and Ruth.

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Dalva learns of Duane dying?

7. Discuss Dalva's grandfather's journals.

8. Why does Dalva like Duane?

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

10. What is learned about Dalva's follower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heartache is a strong foil in the story. How does heartache prove to be a foil and what are the consequences of this foil?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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