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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. As a child, what does Ruth believe her mother to be?

2. Who mimics Hilda?

3. When Amanda clings to Ruth, what emotion is Amanda drowning in?

4. Who asks Amanda to come home in Part 1, Chapter 6?

5. Who dislikes Carl for not being able to take care of Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Carl's trip to the island.

2. How do Amanda, Mathilda, and Rudy end up on the island?

3. Discuss the role of religion in Part 1, Chapter 5.

4. What are Amanda's thoughts involving her pregnancy?

5. What causes Hilda to finally leave Carl's?

6. Discuss the dream Amanda has involving Mathilda.

7. What happens during Carl's visit to Mathilda's grave?

8. Why can't Amanda face returning to the island?

9. Discuss Amanda's visits to the Bait and Tackle shop.

10. Discuss Carl's and Ruth's relationship when Carl returns home.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between the island and the lake in the novel. Support your answer by citing examples from the text in order to explain how and why the two are related in the book.

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the protagonist and antagonist are discussed in the story when Amanda is considered the antagonist, and Ruth is the protagonist. Discuss the use of the protagonist and antagonist in the novel and how the usage affects the story as well as the readers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of mothers in the novel. Compare and contrast the mothering styles and abilities of Mathilda, Amanda, and Mary Louise.

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