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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 cause the illness that killed Alice’s children?
2. What restores Daphne’s hope?
3. What does Daphne say Honey says for the first time when they Skype Engin from Berwin Falls?
4. How does Alice get Honey to let go of Daphne’s hair?
5. What does Daphne look forward to getting at Antelope Meadows?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Daphne have a hard time making conversation with Alice?
2. Who does Daphne recognize at the Antelope Meadows Restaurant?
3. What is Daphne thinking about when she has a smoke on her sixth day, which is now Monday morning?
4. What does Daphne find when she finally makes it back to the camp?
5. What is the crisis that comes to a head when Daphne speaks to Engin after dinner out with Alice?
6. What stories does Alice give Daphne, to explain her husband’s death?
7. What crisis do Daphne’s coworkers contact her about, and how does she resolve it?
8. What is the authorities’ response to the State of Jefferson movement?
9. What does Daphne say when Alice asks her why she is AWOL from her job?
10. What explanation does Daphne offer to the daycare and to her job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways could The Golden State be considered a coming-of-age novel, or bildungsroman? What does Daphne learn from the crisis the novel describes? How does it change her? How is her life a different life by the end of Day 10?
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about her, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
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