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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 Ira want to go home with John?

4. Why does Shawnee wake up in the snow?

5. To which mythical creature does Ira compare John?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Shawnee and her brother fighting?

2. What is John’s attitude towards Ira?

3. Why is Shawnee angry at her mother?

4. What causes the fire at Ira’s house?

5. What happened to Bernard’s family?

6. Why does Ira kiss Morris?

7. Why is Bernard suspicious of Ira when she arrives?

8. Why does Morris apologize to Ira?

9. What is Ira’s attitude towards herself?

10. Which of Ira’s possessions survives the fire, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the basis of Faye and Kurt’s relationship? What brings them together, and what keeps them apart? How does their relationship evolve over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does the painted drum ultimately bring Bernard’s community back together? What did its loss symbolize to the people, and what have they gained through its restoration? Why do you think it needed to be returned before the community could fully reconnect?

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