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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 name is Caroline supposed to give if she is stopped in the city?

2. Where does Caroline say Father's monthly checks come from?

3. When Father does not want to work with tractors or trucks, what does Mr. Walter ask him?

4. What does Father do at the Safeway while Caroline shops?

5. What is in Father's oilskin holder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises the child welfare workers about Caroline's physical and mental condition?

2. What privileges has Caroline earned as she has gotten older?

3. Describe Randy's appearance.

4. What does Father tell Caroline about his plans after they leave the men's camp?

5. What elaborate ritual do Caroline and Father have for sharing food in a way that does not alert people that they are together?

6. What does Caroline remember when she is riding in the police car?

7. What is the symbolic significance of Caroline's and Father's watches?

8. What kind of psychological test does Jean Bauer run with the pictures?

9. How do Caroline and Father continue to show their love for animals in the way that they live?

10. What arrives in the yellow truck, and what is Father's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look up information on Stockholm Syndrome and write an essay that defends, refutes, or qualifies the statement "In My Abandonment, Caroline is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome." Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims and cite your research sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the life that Caroline has built for herself at the end of My Abandonment. What does this life represent, thematically, when you consider My Abandonment as a coming-of-age novel? Offer textual support to defend your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Peter Rock has said in interviews that no other narrative voice would work for this story other than Caroline's. Write an essay that examines how Caroline's narrative voice supports the novel's theme. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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