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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 wrote "God Sees the Truth but Waits"?

2. How did the author describe her mother's chemotherapy treatments?

3. What kind of gulls were used as a chapter title?

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

5. What enraged Diane when she was ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Terry do when she saw a dead swan?

3. Why was Chapter 7 entitled Peregrine Falcon?

4. What medical procedure did Terry undergo while her mother was in radiation?

5. Why did the author say she liked to go to the dump?

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

7. What did Terry compare the pelican fishing to?

8. What was the government trying to do in the chapter entitled Redheads?

9. How do burrowing owls usually make their homes?

10. What did Terry love about Gunnison Island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Which person did you relate to the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

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