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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 was given to Diane in an IV to give her a few extra months?

2. What river was Terry next to in the Meadowlarks chapter?

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

4. What was Diane tired of after her second intestinal surgery?

5. Where did Terry see the flock of magpies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What disease did Mimi suffer from, and what treatment did she get?

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

5. Why did Terry take Diane to the desert?

6. What is the Golden Spike?

7. What happened to Terry at the Escalante River?

8. What is historically significant about Emigration Canyon Road?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

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