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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. Where do Jesse and Lily go?

2. What did Ham find that worries him?

3. What does the killer tell Willa?

4. How are the ranch hands faring?

5. When does Tess say she will return?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nate tell Tess in Chapter 26 and how does she respond? What does he say to her response?

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

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

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

5. What does the killer do to Lily?

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

7. How does the killer feel about Lily's wedding and what does he plan to do?

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

9. What two women arrive at the ranch for Lily's bridal shower and what does Nate tell Tess when they arrive?

10. Why do the three sisters drive the cattle into the mountains together and what do Willa and Ben discuss during the drive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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