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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. Why was the author surprised when her mother agreed to use chemotherapy?

2. Where did the author go after her mother's surgery?

3. Who did Diane know with a brain tumor?

4. What did the author compare the Great Salt Lake to?

5. Where did Diane live mostly while in chemotherapy treatments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author do at the dump when she went there?

2. What did the author discuss at the beginning of the chapter entitled Peregrine Falcon?

3. What was the United Order?

4. How did Terry feel when birds were displaced from the refuge?

5. What is similar in each chapter of this book?

6. What did Terry think about while at the funeral of a family friend?

7. Why didn't Diane ever come to love birds?

8. What did the author talk about at the beginning of the chapter entitled Barn Swallows?

9. Why did the author take such a deep interest in nature?

10. What did Terry love about Gunnison Island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the examples of comic relief in this book, and how do they affect the tone of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What was Terry's profession, and how did this shape her daily decisions?

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