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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 1, how long does the narrator say that some of them have been summoned from work and sequestered?

2. What time of year is it in Chapter 7?

3. What was the name of Quig's daughter?

4. In Chapter 11, why were Quig and one other left alive by the robbers?

5. How long did Quig and his wife live and practice veterinary medicine before they had to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what was different about the immigration of the narrator's predecessors to B-Mor?

2. What are some issues that B-Mor residents struggle with in Chapter 5?

3. Why do Quig and Glynnis ask the innkeepers about buying the inn in Chapter 11?

4. Who is Eli and what does he look like in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, how did Reg end up with mixed blood in his family?

6. In Chapter 9, why do Quig, Loreen, and Fan take a trip up north?

7. What is known about when Fan left B-Mor?

8. Toward the end of Chapter 9, why does Quig swerve on the road, and how does he explain what happened to Loreen?

9. In Chapter 12, how does Fan get in an accident while driving?

10. At the end of Chapter 6, what is said about Reg and Fan's relationship and what they did together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in several different locations. What do all of the locations have in common? How is the setting presented? What is the importance of setting in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The girls at Miss Cathy’s decide to help Fan. Do the girls know how their decision to help Fan might affect their lives? What sacrifices do the girls make to try to help Fan? How do those sacrifices affect their lives?

Essay Topic 3

The people of B-Mor do not believe in religion or life after death. Why do the people of B-Mor have no need for religion or a belief in life after death?

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