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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 does Sam think is a pleasant thing for a guy to have in his room?

2. According to Dwayne's journal, dealing with the Vietcong is a lot like what?

3. What Doors song is playing on the radio when Sam is decorating the ceramic cat?

4. What makes Irene's hair look like Mrs. Biggs' forsythia bush?

5. What is Lonnie eating for breakfast that he thinks is good for a hangover?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam feel about her current status as a runaway?

2. Where is Sam when a man tries to pick up on her and how does she react to his advances?

3. How does Sam feel about cats and what does Dawn say about them?

4. How does Sam speculate on how women would run the world if they had the power men had?

5. How does Emmett react to Sam's admonishment of her father's feelings toward the war that he expressed in his journal?

6. How does Sam react as they are getting closer to the Vietnam Memorial?

7. Why does Irene want Emmett to warn her next time he comes to Lexington and how does Emmett respond to her sarcasm?

8. How does Sam blame herself for what went wrong with Tom at his apartment?

9. What does Tom say about his state of mind concerning his sexual interaction with women?

10. What is happening to Sam's perception as she spends time in Tom's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Anita loves Emmett very much. Why can't Emmett have a relationship with her? What does Sam speculate at different times in the book might be his problem with Anita and women in general?

Essay Topic 3

Sam feels she knows nothing about herself, her name, and her father. How are these feelings manifested and how do they drive her to find out more about her history?

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