Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Sabine realizes that Howard had been a ____________ in high school.
2. What is Howard's last name?
3. What town in Nebraska does the Fetters family live in?
4. What is shocking about the visit from the person in #161?
5. How can Kitty's husband best be described?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sabine wonder about the residents of Alliance as they drive Bertie to the emergency room?
2. Why does Sabine realize a newfound respect for Howard?
3. What does Sabine make of the kiss from Kitty?
4. What makes Sabine wonder if the people she loved put on brave faces for her?
5. Who is Howard Plate and what can be assumed by his behavior?
6. How does Bertie and Haas' behavior at the hospital remind Sabine of Parsifal and Phan?
7. How is Parsifal's true past so different from the one Sabine had always envisioned?
8. Why does Kitty fear that Sabine will never want to visit the Fetters family again?
9. What are the circumstances in which Kitty kisses Sabine?
10. What is so unique about Sabine's trip to Wal-Mart?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role of the women in the novel, specifically, how did Dot's life differ from that of Sabine's in the next generation? In what ways is Dot's life mirrored in Kitty's life? What roles do family, culture and experiences play in forming a woman's character and life story?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What are the two major settings for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Patchett choose to use these places in the novel?
|
This section contains 1,003 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
