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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. How is Jane surprised by Sam?

2. Over what do the adults bicker, regarding Rebecca and Hadley?

3. How is the lovemaking from Sam's point of view?

4. What happens when Hadley carries Rebecca on his back into the kitchen?

5. In what does Oliver get his Master's from Harvard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oliver do at the Blue Diner?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Hadley die?

9. What decisions do the adults make about finding Rebecca?

10. What does Joley say in his letter to Jane?

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

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 3

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?

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