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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 make for Jackie for supper?

2. Where do Rachel and Tommie work as army nurses?

3. Where is Dillon stationed after he joins the army?

4. Who is the first boy who Rachel kisses?

5. What does Tony do with Jackie when he takes her to the Moose Club?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Fred and how does he disappoint Rachel?

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

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

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

7. Why does Rachel stay in her unhappy marriage with Tony?

8. What reasons do Dillon and Fiona have for not wanting Rachel to go away to nursing school?

9. How does Dillon's prison sentence negatively impact his relationship with Rachel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poverty seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of poverty? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Does Giardina end the story on a note of hope for Jackie or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with flawed relationships and evolving trends and ways of life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

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