Our Kind: A Novel in Stories Test | Final Test - Hard

Kate Walbert
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Our Kind: A Novel in Stories Test | Final Test - Hard

Kate Walbert
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Which holiday is approaching?

2. What do the women drink after the photographer leaves?

3. What type of meeting are the women having at the hospice?

4. What does Canoe serve that the women and girls devour?

5. What happens to Professor Dipple?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the photographer leave and then return?

2. Why will the women spend Christmas at the hospice?

3. How did Viv sell herself out by giving in to societal norms?

4. What topics do the women discuss in their group meeting today?

5. Explain the metaphor of the fox and the foxhunt.

6. What is the significance of the girls flirting with the boys in the park?

7. How does the author exhibit the circle of life in this section?

8. What is the main entertainment at the birthday party?

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10. What do the women discuss about the properties of words and lines they read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

OUR KIND is a classic circle of life story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

As you might expect from the title, the author provides the perspective of how girls and women view the world. Choose two situations in the book which also involve men or boys and create a brief synopsis of how the males viewed the same situations.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study on Canoe. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

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