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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mrs. Beckman do when she begins to speak at the school board meeting?
2. What does Guthrie do before he comes to Judy's house?
3. What does Victoria do in the car with the McPheron brothers?
4. What does Victoria do with Dwayne?
5. What does Guthrie ask Maggie when he phones her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think Plainsong is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
Plainsong belongs to the Post Modern genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the Post Modern genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a Mainstream novel and a Post Modern novel?
Essay Topic 3
Victoria has a poor relationship with her mother. Ike and Bobby seem to have a good relationship with their father. The three are different ages.
1. What constitutes a good relationship between a parent and child? What about a bad one?
2. Do you think the relationship between a parent and child is different at different ages, for example, Victoria's age compared to Ike or Bobby's age? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.
3. Does Russell have a good or bad relationship with his father? Why? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
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