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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. Miryea becomes so ill that what happens?

2. How might Nordstrom and Laura's divorce be described?

3. For whom does Nordstrom work?

4. What happens after one of Sonia's friends makes a move on Nordstrom?

5. Tibey tells The Crazy One to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nordstrom and Laura's relationship.

2. What is happening to Miryea during her time at the nunnery?

3. What happens when Cochran is dying?

4. How does Cochran meet the Texan and spend time with him?

5. What happens after Tibey and Cochran's reconciliation?

6. What does Cochran do while he recuperates?

7. How does Nordstrom and Laura's marriage end?

8. What does Tibey do to try to make amends?

9. How does Nordstrom's sexual potency return?

10. How does Nordstrom react to his father's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nordstrom has a preoccupation with sexuality.

Part 1) How is this reflected in his relationships? What might cause this preoccupation?

Part 2) How does his sexuality change throughout the story? With what other events do these sexual or lack of sexual feelings parallel?

Part 3) Would you consider this preoccupation normal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Susannah and Tristan make destructive decisions.

Part 1) What destructive decisions do each of them make? Why do they make these decisions? What do these decisions reveal about each of these characters?

Part 2) How do events previously mentioned in this story affect the decisions made by Susannah and Tristan?

Part 3) How do these decisions affect the outcome of this story? How do the decisions made by each of these characters affect the other character?

Essay Topic 3

Laura and Nordstrom's relationship is sexual.

Part 1) How does this affect their marriage? Why does it affect their marriage this way?

Part 2) How does this reflect Nordstrom's feelings about himself?

Part 3) How does their relationship affect their daughter? How does Nordstrom go about remedying his relationship with his daughter? What are your feelings about how he does this? Why?

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