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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 does Ray find in Guy's house?

2. Where are Ray and the boys walking as the chapter begins?

3. Where do Ray and the boys go once they return to town?

4. Where do Ray and the boys stop long enough to eat?

5. What do Ray and Christine do at the Emergency Room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ray's plan with the two boys to gain entrance into Guy's house?

2. What becomes of Ray and Norma after they return home?

3. What had happened to Jack after he and Ray parted company?

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

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

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

7. What surprise does Ray get when he and Christine help at the hospital?

8. What becomes of Guy?

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 Norma Midge. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

Portis is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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