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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. After years of being unwilling to swim, what happens to Jane?

2. In his first letter to Jane, about what does Joley write?

3. Where does the boy say the woman and teen girl are headed?

4. How does Jane's father react when Jane scares away the animals?

5. Where does Jane act as a dutiful wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane now act around Sam?

2. What does Hadley reveal about Sam? How does the reader know that Hadley is attracted to Rebecca?

3. Describe the story about the neighbor's house fire.

4. How does Rebecca get to Hadley's mother's home?

5. How do Jane and Rebecca get $400?

6. Why does Joley not want Jane to send Rebecca back to Oliver?

7. What does Joley write in his letter to Jane at Fishtrap, Montana?

8. What happens when Jane arrives at the next location to meet Jake?

9. Where does Jane go after the plane crash? What takes place here?

10. What does Oliver do, now that Rebecca and Jane have left?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a telepathic connection between Jane and Joley.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) How has this connection come about? How does their past help bind these two characters together?

Part 3) How does the close relationship between these two characters affect their relationships with others? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is frequently found in this story.

Part 1) Give two examples of foreshadowing. Explain what these examples foreshadow.

Part 2) What is the purpose of the foreshadowing in this book? What feelings does it evoke in the reader? Why?

Part 3) Why is foreshadowing used frequently? Does it enhance the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

There are references to Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden.

Part 1) When is there reference to Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden? Is this reference direct or indirect? Explain.

Part 2) What is the purpose of this reference? How does it affect the rest of the story?

Part 3) What message is sent to the audience through this reference? Must one have knowledge of this Biblical story to fully understand this novel? Why or why not?

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