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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. As which of the following does Cochrane identify Marian?

3. To which location is Marian sent to deliver her first Spitfire?

4. To which of the following does Marian compare herself?

5. To what kind of shrub does Jamie compare Marian and Caleb’s relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are offered for Alaskans’ acceptance of Marian after years of her masquerade under another identity?

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

3. What is the initial direction in Hadley’s script?

4. Hadley watches a documentary about one of Adelaide’s artistic projects; describe the project briefly.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Redwood note as being his preferred word, and why?

10. What prank is Lindbergh reported to have played on a friend?

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

Consider the overall effect of paratext in the novel. There are a few illustrations and a few footnotes in addition to front and back matter. What do they do for the novel? How do they do it?

Essay Topic 3

A significant amount of readerly attention focuses on the comment that Marian “hadn’t anticipated how much of her behavior after marriage would be motivated by a wish not to argue” (269). What in the novel and in experience might account for the attention, and how might they do so?

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