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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 Large Marge say she is from in Chapter 11?
2. What actor from Love Story is mentioned in Chapter 10?
3. How does Matthew's mother die in Chapter 8?
4. Why does Ernt become violent toward Cora in Chapter 9?
5. What is Large Marge's last name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the Harlans and what connection do they have to the Allbrights?
2. Where does Matthew move in Chapter 10? Why?
3. What causes Ernt's hostility toward Tom in Chapters 5 and 6?
4. How does Leni characterize her parents' relationship in Part 1 of the novel?
5. How is Cora described when she is introduced in the beginning of the novel?
6. How is Ernt described when his character is introduced in Chapter 1?
7. What causes the conflict between Tom and Ernt after the wolf attack? How does this conflict impact Ernt?
8. How is Leni described when her character is introduced in the beginning of the novel?
9. What are Leni's impressions of the settings in Chapters 3 and 4 as the Allbrights travel to their destination?
10. How is the town of Kaneq described when the Allbrights arrive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's employment of irony in The Great Alone. Give three examples of irony and discuss each. What is dramatic irony and how is it employed? What is verbal irony? How does situational irony come into play?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of grief, shame, and repression in The Great Alone. Through what characters does the author largely explore these themes? How? What statements do you think the author is making regarding grief, shame, and repression?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of domestic abuse in The Great Alone. What are the impacts of domestic abuse on Cora? What are the impacts of domestic abuse on Leni? What struggles do these characters face in regard to escaping a violent and abusive home?
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