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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 has Daphne forgotten, in the dream before she wakes up on day eight?
2. What does Daphne say Honey means when she says bibit?
3. How much more driving will it take to get to Camp Cooville?
4. What cause the illness that killed Alice’s children?
5. What is the weather like when Daphne leaves Alice alone at Camp Cooville?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Daphne’s and Alice’s different views about Daphne’s idea of going to the town where Ellery and Maryam had their accident?
2. How does Engin reassure Daphne when she is doubting the strength of their tie?
3. What stories does Alice give Daphne, to explain her husband’s death?
4. How does Daphne decide to leave Altavista?
5. How does Alice explain the death of her children?
6. How does Alice describe her strategy for surviving after the death of her children?
7. Why does Daphne have a hard time making conversation with Alice?
8. What are the issues that are aired during the board of supervisors meeting?
9. 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?
10. How do Daphne and Alice end up joining forces for the trip to Camp Cooville?
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
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 3
Is this an American novel or just a regional novel bound to California and its North Country? What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing such a regional book? What does it mean for a novel to be American anyway?
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