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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 holiday did Diane hope to make it through with her new IV?

2. Why did Terry cook something for the first time for Hank's birthday?

3. What did Terry do when watching the curlews near the Golden Spike?

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

5. Who wrote, "The Courtship Habits of the Great Crested Grebe"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the family portrait after the hike near Brighton?

2. Why did Terry take Diane to the desert?

3. What did Terry do on Hank's birthday for the dinner, and why?

4. Why did Terry go to the Abbey?

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

6. What did Diane say after her second intestinal surgery?

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

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

9. What is historically significant about Emigration Canyon Road?

10. What did Terry do for her mother on her hike near Brighton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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