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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 Rose not understand about being young in Chapter 22?
2. What does Archie think about Rose's being startled in Chapter 19?
3. Who does Clay run into when he is lost in Chapter 20?
4. What does Amanda ask Clay to do in Chapter 26 as an emergency measure?
5. What was the name of G.H.'s mentor?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 25, what does Ruth set about doing to try to establish normalcy for herself through a task?
2. In Chapter 26, what happens to Archie?
3. In Chapter 23, what does G.H. suggest is the source of the unsettling thing that happens that even he does not believe?
4. In Chapter 31, what does the narrator reveal about "the noise"?
5. What happens to Archie in the woods that he does not even feel but that the narrator notes?
6. In Chapter 26, what does Rose do as a diversion for herself and the others in the house, and how is this gesture received?
7. In Chapter 26, what does Amanda ask Clay to do for fear that the power might go out soon?
8. In Chapter 30, what does G.H. say he thinks is the most important thing during a crisis, the same thing that helped him build his fortune?
9. In Chapter 24, what does Clay tell the adults at the house about his trip to town?
10. In Chapter 23, what do Ruth and G.H. note is unusual about their surroundings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Alam approach issues of race and class as they relate to Clay, Amanda, Ruth, and G.H.? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Towards the end of the novel, as things get worse for Clay, Amanda, and their family, how does Clay begin to reassess who he is as a person, and what conclusions does he reach? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Rose decides not to tell the adults about the many deer she sees the morning after the blackout, and how does Rose end up embodying some survival traits that many others in the novel seem to lack? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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