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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. Cochran is warned about what, regarding Tibey?

2. Tibey tells The Crazy One to do what?

3. How long does Nordstrom walk into the woods?

4. Nordstrom tells Sonia and her boyfriend, Phillip, to invite who?

5. Who is Diller?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cochran do while he recuperates?

2. How does Nordstrom realize that Laura has feelings for him?

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

4. What happens when Cochran is dying?

5. How does Nordstrom feel during his summer with his daughter?

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

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

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

9. What happens when Sonia's friends realize that her father is not just the cook?

10. How do Nordstrom and Laura meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in REVENGE feel regret.

Part 1) Why do they feel regret? What are the causes of this regret?

Part 2) How does this regret influence their actions? How does it affect the plot?

Part 3) How could this regret have been avoided? How might this have altered the plot, as well as the outcome of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Backstories are given about Nordstrom.

Part 1) What are these backstories? What purpose do they serve?

Part 2) Are these necessary to understand Nordstrom? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is significant and/or symbolic about these backstories? Why?

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