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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 Francis imagine when Rosskam stops his wagon in Chapter 4?
2. Whose kidnapping did Francis’ son Billy get mixed up in?
3. What does Francis protect Katrina Daugherty from?
4. How does the narrator characterize Helen after her relationship with Arthur ended?
5. For whom does Helen light a candle when she goes to church?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Helen feel about her life, when she is summing it up as she dies?
2. Describe Helen’s relationship with Arthur.
3. Explain the meaning of the attention Rosskam draws to Francis’ hands.
4. What deal do Francis and Rosskam strike regarding Francis’ pay for the day?
5. Describe Rosskam and his environment.
6. Describe Annie’s greeting when Francis arrives at her house.
7. How does Francis describe having met Helen when he was younger?
8. How do Francis’ kids react to seeing him?
9. What does Rosskam tell Francis about his sex life?
10. What was Francis’ mother’s relationship with Katrina Daugherty like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways is Ironweed relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book that describe its contemporary relevance.
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