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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. Where is Engin in the photo he sends Daphne, which she sees after church?

2. What advice does Daphne say her mother gave her?

3. How does Daphne communicate with Engin from her house?

4. What did Daphne tell her husband to be prepared for in the casinos of Altavista?

5. Where has Engin just gotten home from, when Daphne talks to him on day three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daphne describe the rhythms of her sex life?

2. How does Daphne characterize her experience going to church with Honey?

3. What positions do the editorials take on the State of Jefferson, in the paper Daphne reads?

4. How does Daphne describe Engin’s cultural role in Turkey?

5. How does Daphne characterize the circle of her conversation with Engin?

6. How does Daphne describe her feelings about her separation from Engin?

7. What is the economic and cultural state of Altavista?

8. What is the crisis Honey’s injury creates in Daphne and how does she resolve it?

9. Why is Daphne so glad to see a message from her Uncle Rodney on her phone when she gets service again?

10. What is Daphne’s relationship with her daughter Honey like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the title of this novel mean? How many different meanings does it have, in the context of Daphne’s escape from her life? What is golden about the state of mind Daphne is in?

Essay Topic 2

Is this an American novel or just a regional novel bound to California and its North Country? What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing such a regional book? What does it mean for a novel to be American anyway?

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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