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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 think must have happened to her mother after she was taken to the hospital the day of the disaster?

2. What did the narrator's mother once tell her one would be amazed by?

3. Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?

4. In paragraph 15, why does the narrator say she came to stay with her mother after her father's death?

5. Near what family member was Harold buried?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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 was Anna's history with the Avalons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Louise Erdich’s “The Leap." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of “The Leap." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the author of “The Leap." Who is she? What else has she written? How is “The Leap” similar or different from her previous works?

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