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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 work does Daphne say she would be qualified for in Turkey?
2. Why does Daphne accuse herself of being a cultural imperialist?
3. What common ground did Daphne find with Engin when she took him to Altavista?
4. What causes Daphne to leave the church?
5. Who is the message from, on Daphne’s phone, once they reach a place that has signal?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the goat bell in Daphne’s house remind her?
2. What kind of access does Daphne have with the outside world from Altavista?
3. How does Daphne characterize her relationship with cigarettes?
4. What work-related issue is weighing on Daphne’s mind when she walks out of work?
5. What is the state of Daphne’s finances?
6. What common ground does Daphne discover she and the crone share?
7. How does Daphne characterize her experience going to church with Honey?
8. What do Daphne and Engin communicate in their call from Sal’s Café?
9. What positions do the editorials take on the State of Jefferson, in the paper Daphne reads?
10. Why were Daphne and Engin not married in Turkey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is it hard to talk to people who have been through extremely hard trials? What is it that makes conversation tricky? What are the unspoken assumptions and fears that threaten to stifle conversation? What are some strategies a person could use, to carry on conversation that respects the suffering without inflaming it?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Who is the audience for The Golden State? What is the ideal reader for The Golden State likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?
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