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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. When M*A*S*H ends its run, what does Emmett say is not the same?

2. What does Emmett think Jim is saying when he is talking about rap groups?

3. What do skin disease do grown-ups get that is a version of an adolescent skin disease?

4. Who does Sam say a satellite dish on the back of a truck she and her passengers see on the highway belongs to?

5. What part of Dawn's attire does Sam particularly like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Emmett say that Earl gets up on his high horse?

2. How does Sam feel about Bruce Springsteen?

3. Why doesn't Emmett take the job he is offered at the cookie factory?

4. What is the difference between Dwayne and Emmett in relation to Vietnam?

5. How does Sam think society has changed towards women becomeing pregnant out of wedlock?

6. Why doesn't Sam believe that Emmett brought his Army jacket on the trip to Washington because he thought it might be cold?

7. How does Sam feel about Dawn's news of being pregnant?

8. How does Tom feel about making it back from the war?

9. What do Sam and Dawn have in common concerning their living arrangements?

10. What does Dawn tell her when Sam tells her Lonnie is going to a stag party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To Sam, Dawn represents the status quo in Hopewell. How? What does Sam tell her to to do to avoid being part of the norm there?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Lexington and Hopewell. What are Irene's feelings about both places in relation to Sam?

Essay Topic 3

What does the egret symbolize for Emmett? Discuss various instances in the book where Emmett looks for the egret and what it means to him.

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