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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. Why does Lee say everyone is happy?

2. What does Joe-Ben plan to do at the town hall?

3. What kind of instrument does the musician at the Snag destroy?

4. What does Hank do after the fight?

5. What does the fight end for Tommy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hank react to Willard's death?

2. How do Evenwrite and Draeger get to the Stamper's house?

3. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 6, Part 2.

4. What is Willard Eggleston's situation?

5. Summarize the novel

6. Why does Henry need to show Hank how to cut trees the old fashioned way?

7. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 10.

8. Why is Evenwrite worried about the rain?

9. Why is Simone so happy?

10. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 8.

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

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 3

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

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