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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 is Leni camping with her family in the beginning of Chapter 27?
2. What is described as Cora's favorite movie in Chapter 21?
3. What gift does Matthew give to Leni when he returns in Chapter 14?
4. From what illness does Cora die?
5. How does Leni manage to free Matthew from the rocks on the cliffside in Chapter 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tom react when he meets Leni at the jail?
2. How does the narrative style shift in Chapter 14? Why do you think the author makes this shift?
3. What causes Cora's death? What does she do before dying?
4. How does Leni respond when she visits Matthew at the care facility in Homer?
5. What does Ernt propose to do in order to protect the Harlan compound in Part 2? How is this proposal met by the Harlans?
6. What is the result of Leni's confession in Chapter 29?
7. How is the theme of deception developed in Chapters 17 and 18?
8. Why does Matthew become upset when Leni visits him in the end of the novel?
9. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?
10. When and where does Part 3 of the novel begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Great Alone. From what point of view is the narrative related? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Upon whom is the narrative perspective focused? Does this change?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme/motif of literature in The Great Alone. What are some of the literary references and/or allusions made by the author in the text? How do these literary works connect to this novel thematically? How do these references help to develop the characters in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of toxic love in The Great Alone. How does Leni feel about the toxic love between her parents? How does the author use metaphor or simile to illustrate this toxic love? What are the impacts and/or repercussions of toxic love?
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