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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 is Hank making it impossible for people in the town to do?

2. Evenwrite decide it is time for _________.

3. Of whom is Hank getting suspicious?

4. On what day does the final chapter take place?

5. Which of the following does Willard own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Evenwrite worried about the rain?

2. Why is Simone so happy?

3. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 11.

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

5. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 10.

6. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 8.

7. Why is Jenny tossing shells onto her bed?

8. Describe Hank's time at the Snag.

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

10. Why does Lee refuse to get out of bed?

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

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Kesey use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

1) What is the premise of Sometime a Great Notion? Does Kesey keep to this premise throughout?

2) What would happen if he did not keep to the story's premise? Why do stories need a premise?

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