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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. What did Diane spot at Bear River that was rare?

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

3. What did Terry want to communicate with in the Pink Flamingos chapter?

4. Where did the activities in this book take place?

5. Why does the author describe the Great Salt Lake in the way she does?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the big news in the Yellow Headed Blackbird chapter?

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

3. What did Terry love about Gunnison Island?

4. What happened at Fish Springs?

5. How do burrowing owls usually make their homes?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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