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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. Who looked after Patty Jane when her parents died?

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

3. Why is Harriet writing a song in Chapter 9?

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

5. Where do Thor and Patty Jane argue in Chapter 6?

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. How does Avel set off a fight at a bar on New Year's Eve?

3. What happens two days after Thor goes missing? What does Avel do to find Thor?

4. How does Patty Jane act toward others as Thor's absence draws on? Who does Avel bring to help Patty Jane in Chapter 8?

5. Why were Patty Jane and her sister raised by an aunt? What did the aunt's treatment of the girls spur Patty Jane to do?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of marriage in the novel. Describe Patty Jane's marriage to Thor. Describe Harriet's marriage to Reese. Are these successful marriages? What do these characters think of marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and interpret the character Patty Jane. What are her defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does she face throughout the novel? What are her goals and motives?

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