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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. What has Christine asked Ray to do?

2. Where is Christine taking Melba?

3. Why is Ray not too happy with Norma?

4. Ray is surprised to see that one of the prisoners is ___________________.

5. What has Ray brought from home as collateral for a loan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ray's plan for whisking Norma away from the farm if he has no vehicle?

2. What forces Ray and the others to take shelter at the Fort George Hotel?

3. What is the irony of Ray's trip to Belize given the current state of his marriage to Norm?

4. What is Ray's style of planning for the future?

5. What does Christine do that angers Ray, and why does he take Victor and Spooner with him to the Dupree farm?

6. What possibility about the situation with Norma has Ray not considered?

7. What becomes of Guy?

8. What dire news does Ray receive when he returns to the Tabernacle in town?

9. Why is Guy devastated during his interactions with the radical photographers?

10. What do Jack and Ray do separately after the end of the storm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Ray Midge. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Dr. Reo Symes. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Portis' writing style. How is he different from other writers of his time? What are some of his characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of his classic style in "The Dog of the South".

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