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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. On the morning after their night at the hot spring, what does Father say when they see the river?

2. What observation does Caroline make, on page 164 in Part Six, about the people in the cabins they pass?

3. When Father and Caroline get off the bus, what reason does he give for it being colder than it was in Portland?

4. On page 147, when Caroline tells Father that she cannot feel her feet anymore, what does he say to her?

5. What do the details of the marks left by Caroline's bike tires and her needing to push her bike the last half mile home emphasize?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Caroline leaves her old house, where does she go next, and why?

2. In what sense are Susan and Father similar?

3. What happens during Caroline's encounter with the two sisters in the mall bathroom?

4. What habit does Caroline have in Part Eight that echoes Father's abduction of her?

5. What does Caroline do on the bus that makes Father paranoid?

6. When they are on the bus, what important message does Caroline try to tell Father, and how does he react?

7. How does Caroline support herself in Part Eight?

8. How does Caroline retain part of her wild nature in Part Eight?

9. What happens to cause Caroline to decide against approaching Della?

10. What features of Paul's does Caroline notice and find unusual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the attitudes Jean Bauer and Mr. Walters display toward Caroline. Use textual evidence to defend your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that examines the physical closeness of Father and Caroline. Read carefully the passages about their sleeping and showering practices, Caroline's feelings about how her body is changing, her interest in the young couple she sees on the water tower, and so on. Use evidence from these passages to make and defend a claim about the nature of Father and Caroline's physical closeness and its impacts on Caroline.

Essay Topic 3

One of the thematic motifs in My Abandonment is the difference between appearances and reality. Write an essay that explores how Father and Caroline's characters and the events of the story reveal the book's preoccupation with the difference between the way things seem and the way they really are. Offer textual support for your claims, and if you use outside sources, be sure to credit them in MLA format.

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