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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 Ione send to the people at House of Curl while she is on vacation?

2. How do Patty Jane and Clyde find themselves rolling in the snow in Chapter 13?

3. What is Reese's job?

4. How many months pass before Ione returns from her trip?

5. What do Harriet and Nora do as a surprise in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Patty Jane begin to dwell on as Harriet's absence draws out? Who does Patty Jane turn to for comfort?

2. What does Harriet realize about drinking in Chapter 14? How does Patty Jane react when Harriet returns home drunk?

3. How does Nora deal with her father's reappearance?

4. What does Patty Jane attend in Chapter 18? What does she find incomprehensible about the event?

5. What is Harriet doing one day when she sees a school bus pass by? Why is the passing of the school bus significant?

6. In Chapter 13, why does Clyde insist he and Patty Jane cannot have a relationship?

7. What happens to Harriet while she is riding on a bus in Chapter 14? Where does Harriet go afterward?

8. How does Harriet end up homeless in Chapter 16? What does she realize will always provide her with a place to sleep?

9. Describe Reese and Harriet's wedding in Chapter 24.

10. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25? What do Patty Jane and Nora discover one day after Harriet fails to return from napping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of alcoholism in the novel "Patty Jane's House of Curl." What are some examples of when alcohol leads to problems for the characters, particularly Harriet. How did Patty Jane's and Harriet's parents' alcoholism affect them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of separation in the novel. What are some examples of separation in the novel? How do these examples of separation affect the characters?

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