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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 does Daphne say her father died?
2. What does Daphne compare to an army in her conversation with Engin?
3. What contradiction applies to Daphne’s relationship with Honey?
4. What common ground did Daphne find with Engin when she took him to Altavista?
5. What did Daphne’s father say a person should do when they feel like dying?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the goat bell in Daphne’s house remind her?
2. How does Daphne characterize the circle of her conversation with Engin?
3. What the State of Jefferson?
4. How does Daphne describe Engin’s cultural role in Turkey?
5. What is the state of Daphne’s finances?
6. What is the economic and cultural state of Altavista?
7. Why is Daphne so glad to see a message from her Uncle Rodney on her phone when she gets service again?
8. How does Daphne characterize her experience going to church with Honey?
9. What is Cindy Cooper’s feeling about Islam?
10. What do Daphne and Engin communicate in their call from Sal’s Café?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What topics would you like to research further, after reading The Golden State. Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on The Golden State.
Essay Topic 2
Would you recommend The Golden State? For what purposes would you recommend The Golden State, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways is The Golden State a novel for our times? What current events are reflected there? How has the book’s relevance changed since it was written—if at all? Do you think this book is bound to its times, or do you think it will be meaningful after the times have changed?
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