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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 went with Terry to Telegraph Cove?

2. What is the location of the Golden Spike called?

3. What kind of religious meeting was Terry a speaker at in the Magpie chapter?

4. Why was there a concrete building in the desert?

5. Why did Diane not answer the door when Terry came over after being awakened by a bird?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is historically significant about Emigration Canyon Road?

2. Why was seeing the comet so special to Terry?

3. What did Terry see at Telegraph Cove?

4. What happened in the Canada Geese chapter?

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

6. What did Terry think when Diane shared some childhood memories on her anniversary?

7. What is the Golden Spike?

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

9. Why did Terry take Diane to the desert?

10. What realization did Terry have at the Abbey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Terry write so much about cancer at the end of the book? What message was she trying to send here?

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

Why did Diane refuse medical treatment, and what effect did this have on her family?

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