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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David approaches the narrator because
(a) He wants to have sex with her.
(b) He is worried that Anna will leave him.
(c) He hears a motorboat approaching.
(d) He cannot find Joe.

2. Joe confesses that he slept with Anna, but says
(a) He was not sure if he loved the narrator at the time.
(b) He and the narrator were on a break.
(c) It meant nothing to him.
(d) He only did it because the narrator slept with David.

3. The narrator decides that the spot her father marked on the map was not for a cave painting but for
(a) A place to remember your past.
(b) A place of escape from pain.
(c) A place of salvation or truth.
(d) A place to escape human relationships.

4. At the end of the chapter the narrator tells Joe
(a) She is willing to get married to make him happy.
(b) She is willing to go back to the way things were before.
(c) She doe not believe in marriage.
(d) She is no longer interested in going on with their relationship.

5. What does the narrator believe has happened to her country?
(a) The narrator believes her country has sold out to whoever gets elected.
(b) The narrator believes her country has prepared itself for war.
(c) The narrator believes her country has become more natural.
(d) The narrator believes her country has kept its principles.

6. Finally, the narrator accepts that her parents were
(a) Selfish.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Human.
(d) Afraid of each other.

7. When the narrator surveys the damage to the cabin
(a) She blames it on her animal side.
(b) She believes the searchers caused it.
(c) She cannot remember how it happened.
(d) She decides she must stay and fix it up again.

8. The narrator believes the others have locked the cabin door to
(a) Drive her back to the village.
(b) Punish her.
(c) Keep her parents out.
(d) Keep her from finding her parents.

9. At dinner, David and Anna
(a) Gang up on the narrator when they feel betrayed by her.
(b) Make up after their fight at the lake.
(c) Refuse to speak to one another.
(d) Refuse to speak to the narrator.

10. What does the narrator do before leaving the cabin?
(a) She finishes the drawings for her children's book.
(b) She destroys the clothing, blankets, dishes, and papers.
(c) She creates a new map for her father.
(d) She leaves a note behind for Paul and Joe.

11. As the narrator gardens, she finally
(a) Cries over the death of her parents.
(b) Eats the overgrown vegetables.
(c) Decides to search for her father's body.
(d) Finds the gift her parents left for her.

12. The narrator finally recovers the memory of
(a) Having an abortion.
(b) Finding her drowned brother.
(c) Being born.
(d) Her wedding day.

13. David reveals that Anna
(a) Has told him the narrator's secrets.
(b) Had sex with Joe.
(c) Will not sleep with him anymore.
(d) Has never loved him.

14. Anna confesses
(a) That sometimes she thinks David wants a divorce.
(b) That she still loves David.
(c) That she has never loved David.
(d) That she is leaving David when they return.

15. In the garden the narrator prays
(a) That all the Americans will die.
(b) That the forest will take care for her.
(c) That her parents will return to her.
(d) That Joe will come back for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator does not know what to do next because

2. The narrator describes Anna as

3. The searchers hear the narrator when she

4. After her experience in the water, the narrator feels

5. As the narrator considers her predicament, she decides that perhaps the searchers

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