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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cassie say that Connor inspired her to do?
(a) Read.
(b) Leave Maine.
(c) Become an anthroplogist.
(d) Excel in school.

2. What happened to Connor the morning after Halloween in 1976?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He died of leukemia.
(c) He was killed in a car accident.
(d) He killed himself.

3. What does Alex bring Cassie in Chapter Six?
(a) A box of cholocates.
(b) Plane tickets.
(c) A box of bones.
(d) Flowers.

4. What play does Cassie hear Alex practicing their first night together?
(a) "Death of a Salesman."
(b) "MacBeth."
(c) "The Importance of Being Earnest."
(d) "Romeo and Juliet."

5. Who throws the woman overboard in the Eskimo legend that opens Chapter Ten?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) She jumps.
(d) An invisible spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassie realize the first time that she and Alex are intimate after their reunion?

2. Where does Will go after Cassie and Alex leave the restaurant the night of the fight?

3. Where is Cassie's mother from before the family moves to Maine?

4. What, specifically, did Will see the shaman to ask about becoming?

5. Why does Alex have painful memories of the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Herb and Alex surprised at Cassie's angry outburst?

2. What is Alex's relationship with his father like?

3. How does Cassie start to realize that Alex is attempting to control her life in Chapter Seven?

4. How does William's vision quest relate to his meeting Cassie?

5. What role does Herb Silver play in Chapter Three?

6. Is Jane Doe or William more vulnerable in Chapter Two?

7. Describe the ramifications of the Sioux penalty for adultery as described in Chapter Two.

8. How do Cassie and Will's perceptions of Desperado differ and why does this matter?

9. Explain the importance of Nick LaRue in Chapter Seven.

10. What expectations does the Algonquin legend put in place for the novel?

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