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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 gift does Ione give Harriet in Chapter 25?
2. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25?
3. What shames Patty Jane in Chapter 12?
4. Who begins to join Patty Jane on her walks in Chapter 13?
5. Who does Harriet see on the bus in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Thor's reappearance affect Patty Jane and Clyde's relationship in Chapter 23?
2. How does Reese help Harriet in Chapters 18 and 19?
3. What do the doctors tell Ione and Patty Jane about Thor's condition in Chapter 23?
4. Why does Patty Jane write to Avel's sisters in Chapter 11?
5. Where does Harriet awake in Chapter 17? How does she figure out how she got to this place? What does Harriet realize when she looks at the newspaper?
6. 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?
7. What is Harriet doing one day when she sees a school bus pass by? Why is the passing of the school bus significant?
8. What happens to Harriet while she is riding on a bus in Chapter 14? Where does Harriet go afterward?
9. What spurs Patty Jane to begin looking for a job? What trouble does she run into?
10. What does Patty Jane discover one day when she returns home in Chapter 11? Why are Patty Jane and Ione especially worried?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Discuss at least three examples of conflict in the novel. What are the causes of these conflicts? How do they affect the characters? How are these conflicts resolved?
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