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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 Sughrue try to end his relationship with Catherine?

2. What does Trahearne want to make his novel different than?

3. What does Sughrue do at his acreage in Montana?

4. What negative behavior does Trahearne begin after he arrives at Sughrue's acreage in Montana?

5. How does Stacy help Sughrue with Jackson and his men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the novel's tone as Sughrue and Stacy stage an assault on Hyland's house?

2. Why does Catherine sleep with Sughrue?

3. How is Catherine's sexual relationship with Sughrue manipulative?

4. How do Sughrue and Traherne get along in Montana?

5. According to Catherine, what is Trahearne and Melinda's marriage like?

6. Why does Melinda offer herself to Sughrue?

7. Why would Melinda tell Sughrue he doesn't know her at all?

8. Why would Sughrue make a superficial joke about Catherine''s age?

9. How would Melinda's past life affected her present day life?

10. What is a possibility behind Rosie's reaction to the news about Betty Sue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trahearne has previous and successful writing and writing that he is wanting to complete. These two types of writing are very different. What does Trahearne's writing symbolize at different stages in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Sughrue describes Melinda's sculptures many times and realizes there is a connection between Melinda and her art. How do these sculptures parallel Melinda?

Essay Topic 3

Often times, characters "fit" their names, such as "Betty Sue" sounds like a sweet girl that everyone likes. Analyze the characters' names. What do their names say about them?

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