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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. Where do Avel and Harriet go after the event in Chapter 8?

2. How is the goodbye between Avel and Harriet described in Chapter 8?

3. What does Patty Jane announce to Thor on the morning after their wedding?

4. Why does Avel often communicate with his sisters?

5. What type of product is Thor modeling for in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ione notice as Patty Jane's pregnancy becomes more obvious?

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

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

4. How does Thor show a change during his walk home at dawn in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

8. How does Patty Jane act after Thor's disappearance?

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

10. Why is Avel happy about the fight in the bar which happens on New Year's Eve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the parent-child relationships in the novel. Discuss the ups and downs of the following relationships:

a) Patty Jane and Nora

b) Ione and Thor

c) Thor and Nora

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the novel "Patty Jane's House of Curl." What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Why might Landvik have chosen to skip ahead twenty years?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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