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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 did Michael say that Angel fell in love with instead of him?

2. When Michael tells Angel that he knew the first time he saw her that he was going to marry her, what feature did Michael say he saw first?

3. What two subjects was Lucky never allowed to talk about with Angel?

4. Why did Angel scrub her skin raw in the stream?

5. Remembering her childhood, why did Angel say she loved the rain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Angel tell Michael about her past in Chapter 16? Why is this significant?

2. In Chapter Twelve, Angel and Michael have an argument and he is pleased with her anger. Why?

3. Concerning the relationship between Angel and Michael, what foreshadowing appears in Chapter Ten?

4. How does Angels interactions with the Altmans evolve in Chapter 19?

5. Readers find in Chapter Four that Michael has made numerous visits to Angel's room in attempt to make her his bride. She repeatedly refuses. How do Angel's coworkers feel about this? What is Angel's reaction?

6. In Chapter Eleven, Angel has a nightmare. What is it about, and how does Michael try to comfort her?

7. In Chapter Two, why does Michael Hosea believe he is going to marry Angel? What initially attracts him to her? Does he have any reservations about his future wife?

8. At the beginning of Chapter Six, Michael has been back in the valley only a short time since leaving Pair-a-Dice and Angel. What is he experiencing emotionally and/or mentally?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 13, Angel runs away the morning after she and Michael share the most intimate evening of her life. What is Michael's response to her planned departure, and what choice does he ask her to make?

10. Chapter Eight finds Angel slowly recovering physically under the quiet care of Michael Hosea. How is she doing emotionally? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, Michael is portrayed as a God-like character, full of love, grace, and mercy. However, he is not perfect and has many flaws. Discuss what these flaws are and how his character grows and matures throughout the book. Compare the man he is at the beginning of the novel to the man he becomes.

Essay Topic 2

When Angel, Michael, and Johnathan Axel heed the directions of that still, small voice miraculous things happen, even lives are saved. Give specific examples of incidents when each of these characters have followed that voice and the results that ensued.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the still, small voice that Angel hears to the voice that instills fear and reinforces her negative feelings of self-worth. Discuss the source of both voices and their goals concerning Angel's well-being. Give specific examples of what happens when she listens to each of them.

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