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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. Who does Jane meet at the sheep shearing incident?

2. When does Oliver awaken in Mica's apartment?

3. How does Jane's mother initially react when she tells her about her father molesting her?

4. How does Jane feel when she climbs into her car to find Rebecca there?

5. Where does Jane promise to celebrate Rebecca's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the John Hopkins medical museum?

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

3. How do Oliver's plans to find Jane and Rebecca change?

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

5. What complications do Sam and Oliver have when going after Rebecca and Hadley?

6. What happens to Jane when her mother and father argue and her mother eventually leaves?

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

8. Why is Rebecca surprised about an argument between her parents?

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

10. What does Jane do as Rebecca climbs through the ruins of the airplane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In their few days together, Sam has become more intimate with Jane than Oliver has in over fifteen years.

Part 1) Describe Sam and Jane's time together. Compare their relationship with Jane and Oliver's relationship.

Part 2) Why is this relationship more intimate than one that has lasted for over fifteen years?

Part 3) What might this mean for Jane's relationships with these two men? Will she be able to stay with Oliver after forming a relationship with Sam? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Jane and Rebecca run away, as if on autopilot.

Part 1) Why do they run away? How have they become, in a way, conditioned to run away?

Part 2) Do they believe this will fix their problems? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this desire to run change as the story comes to and end? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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