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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. What does Dillon take Jackie up to Trace Mountain to see?

2. Where had Fred told Rachel he was going to go to marry her?

3. People on Trace Mountain make their livings tending apple orchards and __________________.

4. What does Rachel's boyfriend give her as a souvenir of the war?

5. In what year does Dillon get out of jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Carrie and Fiona differ in their opinions about a romantic relationship between Dillon and Rachel?

2. How does Tony treat Jackie when Rachel takes her very ill mother to the hospital?

3. What does little Jackie recall about Dillon's visits to see her mother?

4. Why does Rachel's mother not want Rachel to marry Dillon?

5. How does Dillon begin to act bolder when Rachel is grieving for her mother?

6. Who does Rachel marry after Fred abandons her?

7. In contrast to how Tony treats Jackie, how does Dillon treat her when she stays with him?

8. What are Dillon's feelings for Rachel and why does she try to keep him at a distance?

9. After the war, why does Rachel fight her attraction to Dillon even though he is even more good-looking now?

10. Who is Rachel Honaker and what are her feelings for Dillon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Dillon. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Dillon?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Dillon and Tony. Both young men are trying to have a life with Rachel but seem to have different methods and goals. How are Dillon and Tony alike? How are they different? On what things do they agree? What is the thing that threatens to separate them? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

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