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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. Each night the Fetters watch a tape of which television program?

2. Where does Dot take Sabine after Bertie receives medical treatment?

3. What does Sabine do as Howard sits across the street from the house all day?

4. Where does Dot go after talking to Sabine?

5. Sabine equates Wal-Mart to ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?

2. What is the result of Howard's feeling foolish during the magic trick?

3. How does the kiss from Kitty give Sabine some satisfaction over Howard and his threatening behavior?

4. What does Sabine wonder about the residents of Alliance as they drive Bertie to the emergency room?

5. What does Sabine discover when she explores Parsifal's childhood room?

6. What does Sabine finally see in the Tonight Show performance?

7. What are the circumstances in which Kitty kisses Sabine?

8. How are Sabine's memories of the Tonight Show performance different from how the Fetters family views it?

9. How do the stories about Albert Fetters make Sabine realize that Parsifal did what he had to do in order to survive?

10. How do Sabine's views of the world differ from Dot's perspective?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Howard and the rest of the Fetters family. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does Howard feel a special conflict with Sabine?

Essay Topic 2

Patchett is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Sabine. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Sabine?

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