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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. Upon what do Nate and Ben agree?

2. Why does Willa pace back at the ranch?

3. How does Willa feel after she and Ben make love?

4. Why isn't the killer going to kill anyone for a while?

5. Why do the three sisters go into the mountains?`

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens with Tess after the year is up and what does she do at the airport?

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

5. What does Willa tell Jim after he tells her his story?

6. What does Willa tell the others about Lily during a dinner party Lily hosts?

7. What does the killer do to Lily?

8. Why does Lily confront her sisters and the men? What does she tell them?

9. What does Tess and Willa fight about in Chapter 18 and what does Tess tell Ben and Ben tell Tess?

10. What does Jim Brewster tell Willa about his mother and her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Montana Sky is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Montana Sky.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Montana Sky. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Montana Sky. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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