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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 does Hanna do when she gets angry at Rolf?

2. Who was shot in town?

3. How did Hanna and her mother once get to a fancy restaurant?

4. What do Hanna and Renate decide to do?

5. What does the new person notice about Hannelore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Hanna about her father after her mother died and where does she go to get away from the situation?

2. What does Hanna do when Rolf says his request?

3. What did Rolf tell Hanna not to do?

4. Who is Anton Immers?

5. From where does Hans-Jurgen escape and who decides to search for him?

6. How does Hanna describe Hannelore's personality?

7. Who is the new person in town and how does this involve Hannelore?

8. What does Hanna think about as she is recovering from her fright on the river?

9. How old was Hanna when her mother died and how did her mother die?

10. How does the wife respond to her husband's request and what does Manfred do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Floating in My Mother's Palm? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Floating in My Mother's Palm including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Floating in My Mother's Palm and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Floating in My Mother's Palm belongs to the general fiction genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the general fiction genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a general fiction novel and a mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of Floating in My Mother's Palm and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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