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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator decides that David, Anna, and Joe

2. When the narrator meets the "Americans" she learns

3. When the narrator finds her brothers "collection,"

4. David is interested in the dead bird

5. The narrator cannot understand the searchers because

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three settings frequently mentioned in the novel--the city, the town, and the island--all carry different connotations. Considering the connotations of each, write an essay in which you explore the meaning of each setting and its significance to the narrator's development.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the narrator's definition of American. What does it mean to be an American according to the narrator? Who or what in the novel is represented by the term American and why?

Essay Topic 3

Andrea Dworking said, "Marriage meant the taking [of a woman by force] was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership." Write an essay in which you defend or refute this statement based on evidence from the text.

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