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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 is caressing Viv's neck?

2. Hank leave his sons to go to ____________.

3. What is the name of Hank's father?

4. What state are the Stampers from?

5. Of what does Evenwrite accuse the Stampers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose perspectives does the narrative move between as Viv, Lee and Henry wait at the shack?

2. What does Lee tell his housemate on the phone?

3. What does Lee find out about Viv in this chapter?

4. In what way does Hank cover his feelings when the bobcats die?

5. Describe the prologue that opens Chapter 3.

6. Describe the prologue that begins Chapter 2.

7. What does Jonas' note to Hank say?

8. What does Lee describe in his narration in Chapter 6, Part 1?

9. Why does Henry's relationship with Bobby break down?

10. Describe the prologue that opens the first chapter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometime a Great Notion is an influential novel. Choose a book written after Sometimes a Great Notion that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss their similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Kesey's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

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