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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 major new service is available in the area in Part 2?

2. Where does Ivar think he gets his spells from?

3. How long has Alexandra known Carl when he announces his move?

4. Whom does Alexandra take with her to look at the riverside property?

5. What does Lou ask Alexandra when Carl is visiting the French Country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandria tell Carl when she meets him in town at the beginning of the book, and how does he respond?

2. Why does Alexandra not mind housing Ivar?

3. What makes Frank furious when he reads the newspaper in Part 2, Chapter 8?

4. What does Carl say to Alexandra about Marie during their visit?

5. What caused John's father's disgrace?

6. What does Amedee tell Emil he should do to be happy?

7. What does Carl witness between Marie and Emil one morning while walking alone?

8. What does Alexandra say about her family when her farm hands criticize them for disagreeing with her?

9. Why did Marie's father not like Frank, and what did he do to get her to stop seeing Frank?

10. How has Alexandra's plan come to fruition at the beginning of Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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