View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Wildstrand sleeping when he was living with Maggie?

2. How often did Judge Coutts hear Shamengwa play in "Shamengwa"?

3. In "The First Fiddle," what business stood where Shamengwa and his family pastured their horses?

4. In "The Daniels," how often did Marne's mother bake a cake?

5. After Shamengwa's baby brother died of diphtheria, what other siblings did he have at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sentence did Judge Coutts hand down when Corwin was caught with Shamengwa's violin?

2. How was Corwin caught with Shemengwa's violin?

3. How did John get caught for the kidnapping?

4. How did Judge Coutts describe Shamengwa?

5. Why did Neve file a claim on everything John took from the house?

6. How did Marn kill BIlly?

7. When did Evelina go to college, and what did she take with her?

8. In "The Daniels," what conversation did Billy and Marn's dad have?

9. What happened when Corwin gave Evelina blotter acid?

10. How did Marn follow Billy in "The Daniels"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Plague of Doves, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Billy’s religion grew into a cult. What abuse did Marne and her children experience because of Billy’s religion? Why did she kill him?

Essay Topic 3

Cordelia began to believe she knew who murdered her family. Who did Cordelia believe murdered her family? How did she deduce that Warren Wolde was the murderer?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 901 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample