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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. How did Diane feel when she heard what her survival rate was during radiation?

2. Who originally had the idea to pump the lake's water?

3. What was the third option for when the lake exceeded the limits?

4. Why did the author go somewhere after her mother's surgery?

5. Which of these is a title Terry used for the Great Salt Lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the LDS prophet to end church meetings one Sunday?

2. What did Terry love about Gunnison Island?

3. What did Terry compare the pelican fishing to?

4. What did the author compare her mother to during her chemotherapy treatment?

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

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

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

8. What happened at Fish Springs?

9. Why was Chapter 7 entitled Peregrine Falcon?

10. What did Terry do with her mother in the Killdeer chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of people. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the people in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

Essay Topic 3

Diane and Terry are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support and, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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