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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. Why did Lyman ask John for a ride to town in Chapter 6?

2. What did Roy hate about harvest time?

3. In Chapter 3, what did Roy berate his son over?

4. Who did Roy refer to when he spoke about 'the kid'?

5. Where is Sandy working at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Roy try to manipulate his daughter into refusing John's proposal?

2. On what condition did Roy allow John and Edith to date?

3. What happened to Ada in 1914, and how did Roy seem to feel about it?

4. What does Sandy say about the article that the Denver Post publishes?

5. Who approaches Sandy Roscoe at the beginning of the book, and why?

6. Why did John suspect that the barbed wire may be Roy's and not his own?

7. How did Lyman stay in touch with Edith after leaving her behind on the farm?

8. What did Wenzel Gerdts tell John about Lyman?

9. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

10. Why did Edith keep gum in her apron pockets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the protagonist of the novel. What is a protagonist? Who is the protagonist of "The Tie That Binds"? What are her defining character traits?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in the novel "The Tie That Binds." What are some examples of conflict in the novel? How are these conflicts resolved? Do they have any lasting effects on the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of escape that is found throughout the novel "The Tie That Binds." Why did the protagonist wish to escape, and from what? Why did she feel that she was unable to do so? What was Lyman escaping from when he left the farm? Why did he end up returning to the farm?

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