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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. IN what state did Jonas first try to settle?

2. From what kind of hangover does Hank suffer?

3. What special day is it?

4. What is Indian Jenny reading?

5. What does Hank recall in the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the prologue that opens Chapter 4.

2. What happens when a postman tries to deliver a postcard?

3. What happens to the bobcats?

4. In what way are the Stampers restless?

5. What does Jonas' note to Hank say?

6. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 6, Part .

7. What do the customers talk about at the Snag?

8. What does Draeger see through the binoculars?

9. What characters does the opening of chapter 5 examine?

10. With what story about Hank does the chapter open?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Kesey's writing style. How would you describe Kesey's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Kesey's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1960's America.

1) Why were individuality and family such an important issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the 1960's? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1960's America?

Essay Topic 3

1)With the students, discuss what metaphors are. How do writers use them? Can the writers overuse them? Give examples of good and bad metaphors.

2) What other metaphors are there in the book? Do the metaphors center on anything specific?

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