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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. What is the name of Cathy's new boss after she leaves Adam?

2. To where does Cathy try to run away?

3. How does Adam say he got wounded?

4. What makes Horace suspicious of Adam's wound?

5. What does Cathy kill while her mother is away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is George described when he is born?

2. How are the Hamilton daughters described by the narrator?

3. What gift does Faye give to Kate after she had been working for a little while?

4. What does Cathy say to Adam shortly after she gives birth?

5. How does Kate act after Faye's death?

6. What is Adam's ranch in California like?

7. What does Cathy's father do when she tries to run away?

8. How does Cyrus' first wife die?

9. What does Adam name his boys, and why?

10. What does Cathy do on her wedding night, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faye was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence -- however brief --- alter the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Anger is an emotion that emerged in a few very sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these instances, and how were the outcome of the plot and the characters involved in those scene affected by this anger?

Essay Topic 3

Individuality and self expression were two things that were very important to some of the major characters in this book. What are some examples of this, and how did these instances alter the course of the plot?

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