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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. In Chapter 2, when does the narrator remember a power plant mishap?
2. In Chapter 11, how long of a car ride might Charters take?
3. In Chapter 5, how many children share a desk at school in B-Mor?
4. In Chapter 11, why were Quig and one other left alive by the robbers?
5. How many boxes of soy milk does Sewey give Fan in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Quig leave the inn alone at the end of Chapter 11?
2. What are some issues that B-Mor residents struggle with in Chapter 5?
3. In Chapter 4, how is the area described that Fan first travels through?
4. At the end of Chapter 12, why does Fan have to hurt a little girl?
5. What was Quig's background?
6. How did Joseph die in Chapter 3?
7. In Chapter 1, who is Fan and what was she like?
8. What did Quig do in a Charter village and why did he have to leave?
9. Toward the end of Chapter 9, why does Quig swerve on the road, and how does he explain what happened to Loreen?
10. In Chapter 6, how did Reg end up with mixed blood in his family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Quig decides to use Fan to barter for the digging equipment and medicine that he needs. Why does Quig make the decision to use Fan as barter? How does the way that Quig treats Fan after that decision seem to reveal about the emotions he feels about bartering her? Do his actions seem to reflect guilt?
Essay Topic 2
The narrators view Fan as a hero. Why do the narrators view Fan as a hero? How does the fact that her story is based upon rumors and gossip make her seem heroic to the narrators? Is Fan a hero and are her actions heroic in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Fan adapts to life in Quig’s compound. How is Fan conditioned to adapt to her surroundings? How does Fan adjust to life in the compound? What does her adjustment reveal about adaptability and conditioning?
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