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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. On the ride back to shore, about what does Oliver confide?

2. How does crying to Sam help Jane?

3. Why does Jane cry?

4. What does Jane tell Oliver as she sets up a three-day vigil at Rebecca's bedside?

5. What does Oliver do when a humpback whale is beached at Gloucester, Massachusetts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Joley give Jane? How does she respond?

2. What takes place between Jane and Sam?

3. How does Oliver try to show Jane and Rebecca where he is?

4. What is Sam's view of the sheep shearing incident?

5. How do Sam's actions show he is interested in Jane?

6. What takes place at an Elvis-themed diner?

7. What takes place when Jane and Rebecca visit the Shedd Aquarium?

8. How does the relationship between Jane and Sam change?

9. What happens when Jane tells her mother about her father's molestations?

10. What happens when Oliver arrives at the Hansen's orchard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Contrasts exist throughout this story.

Part 1) Describe two contrasts from this story. How are they contrasting?

Part 2) What is the purpose of these contrasts? How do they enhance the story?

Part 3) How do these contrasts affect the characters and their relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Jane has two love interests.

Part 1) Who are her two love interests? Compare her two love interests.

Part 2) How does Jane find herself with two love interests? What are her thoughts about these two men? What are others' thoughts about these two men?

Part 3) How is her life affected by these two men? Can it ever go back to the way it was? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Parallel relationships and events can be found in this story.

Part 1) Describe two parallel relationships and/or events.

Part 2) What is the reason these parallels exist? What is the author's reason for this?

Part 3) How does the reader learn about the various characters through these parallels? How do these parallels affect the relationships between the characters?

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