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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 Gail think when she checks in on Marie after getting home?

2. What is one activity David does at his grandparents' farm?

3. To whom is Ollie Young Bear married?

4. What does Gail tell Marie before going back to work?

5. What does David hear Marie doing one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David find Len doing when he goes for pie and how does Len explain himself?

2. When David talks to Marie about her cough, what is she adamant about not doing?

3. What does David want to ask his mother when the two are sent outside, and why does he not do so?

4. What does David say his mother worries about concerning him?

5. Why is it difficult for David to enjoy his outings at the bowling alley?

6. What does David tell Gail when she comes home for lunch, and what is Gail's response?

7. Why are Gail and Wesley at odds with each other as they drive to Wesley's parents' home?

8. Who is Marie's boyfriend?

9. With whom does Wesley talk to when he calls Frank? What does the person say?

10. Who is Ollie Young Bear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two.

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Montana 1948 is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

David now comes to believe that Julian's power will win out in the end, that Frank will not face any punishment for his crimes, and that only Wesley and his family will suffer. When David poses this to his mother, she says that he might be correct, indicating that she and Wesley have also talked over this possibility.

1. How do you think it might affect David to believe his grandfather has so much power? Use examples from Montana 1948 and your own life to support your answer.

2. In what ways does David think his family will suffer for Franks’ crimes? Use examples from Montana 1948 and your own life to support your answer.

3. In what ways do you think the families of most criminals suffer? Use examples from Montana 1948 and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

David seems to believe that he doesn't quite fit into life. He says that he believes there is some secret to being comfortable in situations and that he hasn't quite learned the secret.

1. Discuss other reasons David does not think he fits into his life. Use examples from Montana 1948 and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss the ways in which David’s feelings might be universal among all teenagers. Use examples from Montana 1948 and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss points that you might tell David if he was explaining to you how he feels about himself. Use examples from Montana 1948 and your own life to support your answer.

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