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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. Emotionally repressed Oliver attempts to get back to work by doing what?

2. When their mother found Joley in Jane's room one morning what did she do?

3. Why does Joley feel this way about sending Rebecca back to Oliver?

4. Why will Oliver not be at Rebecca's fifteenth birthday?

5. Where does Rebecca recall tagging along with her mother after the plane crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane now act around Sam?

2. What does Joley write in his second letter to Jane?

3. What happens when Jane and Rebecca meet Joseph Tall Neck?

4. How does Jane end up covered in manure?

5. What takes place during Sam and Joley's conversation?

6. How do Jane and Rebecca get $400?

7. Why do Sam, Hadley, and Joley tell stupid jokes?

8. How do Sam and Jane finally become civil toward one another?

9. What does Sam recall about his childhood?

10. Where do Oliver and Jane long to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author builds dislike for Oliver.

Part 1) How does the author build dislike for Oliver? Why does she build this dislike?

Part 2) How does this add contrast to the story? How does this contrast affect the story?

Part 3) How does the author, later in the book, show depth in this character? How does this building up of dislike add to the depth of the character?

Essay Topic 2

Joley sees Sam and Jane as soul mates.

Part 1) Describe the relationship between Sam and Jane. Why does Joley believe they are soul mates?

Part 2) What does this belief reveal about Joley and his idea of love? How does this compare to others' beliefs about love?

Part 3) Do you believe that Sam and Jane are soul mates? Why or why not? Will they end up together? 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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