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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 do they ask at the restaurant?

2. What did Hans-Jurgen do that everyone knows about?

3. What is it about Hanna's mother's personality that causes her death?

4. How did Hanna's mother fit into the small town?

5. In what condition were Hanna and her mother when they went into the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hanna do at the river when she is upset at her father?

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

3. Why does a painter paint over Anton's bedroom window?

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

5. Who is Anton Immers?

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

7. Where does Manfred Weiler's family live?

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

9. What is Anton Immers' hobby?

10. How and why does Anton cull his violets?

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 one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Floating in My Mother's Palm.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Floating in My Mother's Palm. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Floating in My Mother's Palm. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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