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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. Who comes to this town in Del's novel?

2. Where does the photographer go in the town?

3. Where does Del go when she gets drunk and disoriented at the hotel?

4. What happens to Del and her friend, Naomi?

5. Who is Mr. Boyce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frank Wales and what is Del's opinion of him?

2. What becomes of Miss Farris and Mr. Boyce a few years after the operetta?

3. How does the cooperation necessary between cast mates alter the usual dynamic between the boys and girls in class?

4. Why is Del unable to finish her story?

5. How does Del finally land a part in the operetta?

6. What are Del's feelings of being awkward while dancing with Clive?

7. Explain the scenario of Mr. Chamberlain taking Del out to the country and his inappropriate behavior there.

8. Where is Del in her life in the epilogue?

9. What is the reason for the beginning of the end of Del and Naomi's friendship?

10. How does Del envision herself as a sexual person for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Del, Ada, Owen, Mr. Jordan and Uncle Benny.

Essay Topic 2

Del desperately wants to distinguish herself from her mother yet she is like her in many ways. Name some ways that Del is different from her mother as well as some ways that she is like her mother.

Essay Topic 3

Del's story takes place in 1940s rural Canada. Project Del's character 70 years into the future. How different would she be if she were a 21st century character living in rural character? What would she be like if she were a 21st century character living in a metropolitan area?

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