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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 does the narrator say seems to happen to her sister's grave as the years progress?

2. What does the narrator think must have happened to her mother after she was taken to the hospital the day of the disaster?

3. What happened to Anna's baby after the disaster?

4. Who took care of Harold's body after he died?

5. Near what family member was Harold buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator return to her childhood home to live with her mother after her father passes?

2. What quick actions did Anna muster in the first moment of the disaster during her performance?

3. How did Anna and the narrator's father meet? What had he done prior to this meeting?

4. What was Anna's history with the Avalons?

5. Where was Harold buried? Where was Anna and Harold's child buried?

6. What injuries did Anna suffer on the day of the disaster? What happened when she was in the hospital?

7. What did the narrator's father teach Anna? What did she do for him in exchange?

8. Describe the narrator's sister's gravestone.

9. How did the narrator think of her sister when she was young and why?

10. What did the narrator's mother once tell her she would be amazed by? Where does the narrator think she may have told her this and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why you think the author chose to leave out the name of the narrator and her father in “The Leap.”

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the novel. How does the novel's structure drive the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Louise Erdich’s language style and word choice in “The Leap." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated?

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