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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 Sabine realize about Alliance, Nebraska?

2. Sabine recalls that Phan was ____________ in the life he built for himself.

3. What does Bertie order Howard to do after she is hurt?

4. Why does Sabine like her visit so far with Parsifal's family?

5. Which of the following does Sabine NOT see when she watches The Tonight Show video?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sabine realize a newfound respect for Howard?

2. Why does Dot think that she handled the situation with Guy so poorly?

3. What news does Sabine tell the Fetters family that upsets them?

4. How does Sabine come to realize that Parsifal had had a hard life long before she met him?

5. Why does Kitty fear that Sabine will never want to visit the Fetters family again?

6. What makes Sabine think about her father when Kitty speaks to her about her own boys?

7. What makes Sabine wonder if the people she loved put on brave faces for her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Patchett end the story on a note of hope for Sabine or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with the loss of Parsifal in her life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Sabine's life. Will magic be a powerful presence in her life? What is her relationship with the Fetters family? Did she develop a relationship with Kitty? Explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Dot is baffled that Sabine would have married Parsifal who was a gay man. Why would Sabine commit to marrying Parsifal if he could not return her love in all ways possible? Why would she choose to share her husband with another man? Explain Sabine's complicated love.

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