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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. Where does Dawn's father work?

2. What does Emmett call the route between Burger Boy and McDonald's?

3. What has Mawmaw been carrying in the car withe her on the trip?

4. When Lonnie asks Emmett where birds sleep, what does he say?

5. Where does M*A*S*H take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dawn feel about her father?

3. What is the reason Sam thinks Jim's wife let him?

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

5. What reasons does Sam have for trying to persuade Emmett to get a job?

6. Why is Sam afraid to ask Emmett why he flew the Vietcong flag from the courthouse?

7. How does Anita act towards Emmett when she comes over for dinner?

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

9. How does Emmett respond when Sam asks idf he is afraid their house will fall down?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam is resentful of her mother's new baby. Explain why.

Essay Topic 2

What effect has the Vetnam War had on Emmett? How does it compare to the effect it had on other veterans of the war?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Emmett's reaction to finding Sam at Caewood's Pond. Why does he have this reaction?

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