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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 happened when Jim tells Jack who he is?

2. Who finds Jim and Willa?

3. What embarrasses Tess?

4. What do Adam and Ben do after Lily is forced to leave with Jesse?

5. How does Nate anger Tess?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jesse Cooke angry about Adam being shot and what does he vow?

2. At the spa, what does Tess say about Ben and why does she say it?

3. What does Willa do to her father's office and why does she do it?

4. What does Lily confess to her sisters at the spa and what did Tess do for Willa?

5. Where does Jesse take Lily and what do they do once they are there?

6. What do Willa and Ben do in Chapter 21 and how does Willa feel about it? What does Ben tell her?

7. What does the killer do to Lily?

8. How do Ham and Willa reconcile after their fight and what does Ham do afterward?

9. What does Willa do after Adam is shot? What does she find?

10. Why do Willa and Ham fight in Chapter 29, and what does Ham ask from Willa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Montana Sky, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not? Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Montana Sky. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Montana Sky. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme? If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Montana Sky? Which theme in Montana Sky speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Jack Mercy married three times and considered each marriage a failure when his wife had a daughter. His last daughter lived at the ranch with him, trying unsuccessfully to earn her father's approval.

1. Do you believe the fact that Jack Mercy lived on a ranch in Montana influenced his intense desire for a son? In other words, do you think a doctor in New York City would have been more likely to not care whether his child was a boy or girl? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. In many places in the past, and even in the present, female babies were often killed or left out in the elements to die. This has social as well as moral repercussions, for example, in China at present, males are having a difficult time finding a wife because the ratio of men to women is so skewed from female infanticide. Discuss the moral or social implications of cultures which prefer male to female babies. Use examples from the book to help illustrate your answer.

3. In many countries where there is a bias towards male children, even the mother participants in that bias. Discuss the implications for the mental and emotional health of females raised in a culture where such bias exists.

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