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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. Eli appeals to June because:

2. June Kashpaw wanders the streets of Wiliiston, North Dakota because:

3. Albertine is hardly acknowledged when she arrives at home because:

4. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:

5. Marie's quiet behavior after the scalding leads the other nuns to believe:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lipsha decide about death in the chapter?

2. Choose three examples of sensory detail from the chapter and describe their uses.

3. Albertine's pun on the chapter title "Patient Abuse" in her nursing textbook implies what two ideas?

4. Describe King's behavior in this chapter.

5. How is the title "Love Medicine" reflected in the chapter itself.

6. Explain the symbol of the red convertible.

7. What is ironic about the day of June's death, the Saturday before Easter?

8. Why don't Marie's plans for Nector's success work out?

9. Describe Lulu's relationship with Lyman.

10. Several references in the chapter compare Marie to a fish. What are connotations of these comparisons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering the saying "You can't go home again," choose any character from Love Medicine and examine their journey. Either agree, disagree, or qualify the aforementioned statement in a thoughtful, thorough essay, using your chosen character and events from their lives as examples.

Essay Topic 2

Richard R. Grant said, "The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose." Choose three characters from the novel whose identity is revealed through purpose and write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Grant's statement.

Essay Topic 3

Authors often use the last line of their text to offer thematic resolution. Choose the last line of any chapter and explain its significance in the resolution of a theme in your essay.

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