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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 causes Mad Earl's death?
2. Where does Matthew say he was accepted into the university in Chapter 16?
3. What is printed on the spray-painted sign on the Allbrights' gate in Chapter 20 (242)?
4. Where is the long-term facility that Matthew is moved to in Chapter 23?
5. What does Large Marge say she came to talk to Cora about in order to make Ernt leave the cabin in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of deception developed in Chapters 17 and 18?
2. Why does Matthew become upset when Leni visits him in the end of the novel?
3. What does Ernt propose to do in order to protect the Harlan compound in Part 2? How is this proposal met by the Harlans?
4. Where does Leni go when she arrives in Homer? Why?
5. How does Matthew escape in Chapter 20?
6. What plan do Leni and Cora devise immediately after Ernt's death?
7. How does Leni respond when she visits Matthew at the care facility in Homer?
8. How does Tom react when he meets Leni at the jail?
9. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?
10. How does Matthew become seriously injured in Part 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the mood and tone of The Great Alone. What mood and tone are established in the beginning of the novel? How do the mood and tone shift as the novel progresses? What are the mood and tone of the novel's ending?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the plot structure of The Great Alone. What is the inciting event that sets the plot into motion? Where does the rising action begin? Where is the climax? What information does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of forbidden love and deception in The Great Alone. What characters deceive one another in the narrative? Do you think these characters are justified in their deception? Why or why not? How is forbidden love connected to the theme of deception?
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