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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 does Harriet move in with in Chapter 16?

2. How is Temple Curry's house described?

3. What kind of trip does Ione go on in Chapter 25?

4. Where is Ione's gift to Harriet in Chapter 25 from?

5. What is Clyde's job at Patty Jane's business?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Harriet hope to find Merry in Chapter 21? Who does Harriet spot with the crazy woman in Chapter 21?

3. What does Patty Jane discover one day when she returns home in Chapter 11? Why are Patty Jane and Ione especially worried?

4. What spurs Patty Jane to begin looking for a job? What trouble does she run into?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Why does Patty Jane write to Avel's sisters in Chapter 11?

10. Where do Reese, Clyde, and Harriet find Thor at Temple Curry's home? What does Temple tell them about her past and how she came to be with Thor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and interpret the relationships between Harriet and Avel and Harriet and Reese. What ups and downs do they experience during their relationships? Are they well-suited for one another? How does Harriet handle Avel's untimely death? How does Reese help Harriet pick up the pieces?

Essay Topic 3

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

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