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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 told Diane she had many years left to live?

2. What did Terry realize while at the Abbey?

3. What kind of cancer did Mimi have?

4. What did Terry say happened to her as her mother died of cancer?

5. What did Terry do to keep the magpies from bothering her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Diane do when she started to get more uncomfortable every day?

2. What did the magpies disrupt in Terry's life?

3. What did Diane try to convince her family to do when she was given one year left to live?

4. What did Dian have a surgery for after the family portrait?

5. Why did Terry go to the Abbey?

6. What happened to Terry at the Escalante River?

7. What happened while Terry was on the Native American excursion?

8. What is the Golden Spike?

9. What happened in the Canada Geese chapter?

10. What was most touching to Terry on the Christmas when Diane had a glucose IV?

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

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

Terry presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around her?

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