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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. How does Avel get on in South America?

2. What event takes place the night before Avel leaves for South America?

3. Why is Patty Jane angry at Thor in Chapter 6?

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

5. What does Patty Jane name her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how does Patty Jane feel about being pregnant?

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

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

4. Where does Thor go after his argument with Patty Jane in the grocery store?

5. Why do Patty Jane and Harriet stay home on New Year's Eve in Chapter 4? What had their plans been?

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

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

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

9. How does Ione anger Patty Jane in Chapter 9?

10. Why are Thor and Harriet not thrilled about Patty Jane's pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Patty Jane's beauty salon, House of Curl. Why does she open this business? How does running this business help Patty Jane grieve the loss of her husband? Who does she meet because of the beauty parlor?

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 author of the novel "Patty Jane's House of Curl," Lorna Landvik. What other books has she written? Is this novel similar to her other works in term of plot, tone and genre? How is her work received by critics?

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