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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 high school does Ruth report having attended?

2. At what age does Cochrane become pregnant?

3. To which of the following does Hadley compare Alexei?

4. How far does Marian estimate she can fly her Stearman on a full tank?

5. Eddie is shot down on which of his combat missions?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what does Jamie find his talent for portraiture lies?

2. What does Marian take with her when she absconds towards an abortion?

3. What difference does Hugo note between playing a person and playing a fictional character?

4. How does Marian handle the miner she picks up in McCarthy?

5. Why does Sarah note liking Jamie’s drawings of her?

6. What response does Marian give to Ruth’s question about why people in Britain do not cry?

7. What insight into fear does Hadley report having from playing Marian?

8. Why are women prohibited from flying Class VI planes?

9. How does Eddie describe his usual view from the navigator’s desk?

10. What hinders Jamie’s initial search for work in Seattle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of Great Circle on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Jamie is reported to comment that “Some people are rotten inside, and the rottenness will never go away” (137). Does the novel bear out the comment? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

The comment is made about Jamie’s portraiture that “make someone too perfect, and the likeness becomes a critique” (223). Why might this be the case? How might it occur?

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