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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. How much does Ira spend on groceries in Part 3?

2. How does Ira know Honey?

3. Why does Shawnee hit Apitchi?

4. Where did John meet his wife?

5. Which book does Morris say should be rated R?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is John’s attitude towards Ira?

2. Why does Ira kiss Morris?

3. Why is Shawnee angry at her mother?

4. Why is Ira worried when she talks to Seraphine?

5. What is Ira’s attitude towards herself?

6. Why does Morris apologize to Ira?

7. What happened to Bernard’s family?

8. Why are Shawnee and her brother fighting?

9. Why does Morris fall in love with Ira?

10. Why does Ira want to ride with John instead of Morris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Kurt’s artwork is vandalized, Faye comments that “the act of vandalism frees the two of us” (272). Why did she find an act of destruction freeing? What does their attitude show about Kurt’s relationship with his art?

Essay Topic 2

Identify three sets of foil characters in the novel. How do these characters emphasize and contrast each other?

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel portray romantic love? Compare and contrast the romantic relationships experienced by women in the novel. How do these compare with the way the novel portrays family and friendship?

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