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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 does Patty Jane begin to do every day in Chapter 9?

2. What does the crazy woman do before walking away in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Avel offer Thor a modeling job?

4. What causes Patty Jane and Ione to become closer in Chapter 3?

5. According to Nora, when did her father disappear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ione organize for the night before Avel is to leave for South America? What does Patty Jane tell Avel to do on that night?

2. What is the cause of the argument between Patty Jane and Thor in the grocery store?

3. How does Patty Jane and Ione's relationship change during Patty Jane's pregnancy?

4. How does Avel feel about his sisters? Why do Avel's sisters tell him he and Harriet must put off their wedding.

5. What bet does Harriet make with Avel Ames in Chapter 2?

6. What does Harriet show Avel when he returns to town in Chapter 6?

7. Who is at the store when Harriet and Ione go to get cigarettes in Chapter 7?

8. What does Avel send Patty Jane in Chapter 9? What does she do with it?

9. Who picks Harriet up in Chapter 2 and where do they go?

10. What does Patty Jane announce to Thor on the morning after their wedding? How do people react to the announcement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the genre of the novel "Patty Jane's House of Curl"? What are some examples of other works of this genre? What are the characteristics of this genre? What are some examples of these characteristics in "Patty Jane's House of Curl"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Landvik's use of humor in "Patty Jane's House of Curl." How does Landvik incorporate humor into the novel? What are some examples of humor? What type(s) of humor does she use?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of grief in the novel. What are some examples of grief or grieving in the novel? Why are the characters grieving in these examples?

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