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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 keeps Daphne from taking Honey for a walk to town after Alice leaves?
2. What does Daphne help Alice with over dinner at Antelope Meadows?
3. What does Alice call her car?
4. What story does Alice first tell Daphne, about how her husband died?
5. What is Daphne afraid of, now that Alice has died?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Daphne injure herself?
2. What is Daphne’s epiphany about motherhood in Day 9?
3. What is the authorities’ response to the State of Jefferson movement?
4. How does Alice come to be in Daphne’s house in the morning after her fall?
5. What is Daphne thinking about when she has a smoke on her sixth day, which is now Monday morning?
6. What is Daphne hindered by when she tries to return to Camp Cooville for Alice?
7. What is Alice’s relationship with Mark and Yarrow?
8. What is Daphne’s reaction when she hears the board of supervisors’ vote?
9. Who does Daphne recognize at the Antelope Meadows Restaurant?
10. What is Daphne’s final reaction to the stress and strain of her road trip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate your own reading of The Golden State—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 2
Write an evaluative review of The Golden State. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful? What are its uses? What are its limitations?
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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