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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. How does Daphne say Alice looks by the time they get to Surprise Pass?
2. What does Alice call her car?
3. How long does Alice say she wants to be left alone for?
4. How long does Alice say she was married before her husband died?
5. What is the weather like when Daphne leaves Alice alone at Camp Cooville?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alice explain the death of her children?
2. What explanation does Alice give Daphne for why she came through this area?
3. What is Daphne’s reaction when she hears the board of supervisors’ vote?
4. What are the issues that are aired during the board of supervisors meeting?
5. How does Daphne’s mother say she saw her, and how does Daphne say her vision of Honey is different from her mother’s view of her?
6. What is Daphne’s epiphany about motherhood in Day 9?
7. Who does Daphne recognize at the Antelope Meadows Restaurant?
8. How does Engin reassure Daphne when she is doubting the strength of their tie?
9. How does Alice come to be in Daphne’s house in the morning after her fall?
10. What kind of exit strategy does Daphne imagine for herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Debate the proposition that the ending of The Golden State is a triumph. What are the best arguments in favor of a triumphant ending? What are the arguments against this proposition? Explain why your argument is most convincing.
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