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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. About what topic does Dillon obsess?

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

3. Why does Tony not come to help Rachel when her transportation breaks down in the mountains?

4. What does Dillon make for Jackie for supper?

5. Where does Dillon go to join the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dillon's disappointments by people he idolizes impact his behavior?

2. Who is Dillon Freeman and why does he idolize his dead father?

3. How is Jackie like her mother in that she falls in love with a man she cannot have?

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

5. Why is Rachel conflicted in her feelings even though she has found a rich boy who wants to marry her?

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

7. What does Jackie know about what Arthur Lee does to harm the people in the Number Thirteen community?

8. What is Appalachia and what does Rachel surprisingly udiscover about it?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is much symbolism in this story, especially the mines. Cite at least three examples of symbolism and support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Giardina is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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