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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harry say he is leaving town?

2. What changes about Mr. Singer after he learns the news at the asylum?

3. Why does Portia suddenly take up drinking and arrive at her father's house drunk?

4. What does Biff do to the bedroom after Alice dies?

5. Who does Dr. Copeland decide he needs to talk to about his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the composition written by the young boy and determine what were the problems Doctor Copeland had with the composition.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the kind of relationship Mick Kelly has with her family, especially her mother. Why doesn't Mick confide in her parents about her dreams? What happened to the close relationship she once had with her older brother? Why does Mick seem closest to her younger brothers? At one point in the novel Mick keeps asking her brother Bubber/George if he loves her. Why was it so important to her that he love her not just because she was his sister?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the novel is, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter." In what ways does the title relate to the story?

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