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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 Martin do?
2. What can Ben not seem to get?
3. What does Calli not like about her teachers?
4. What does Petra hear?
5. How does Martin think of Petra's creativity?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ben see himself and what does he think about concerning the relationship among Calli, his father and himself?
2. Why does Petra hear a noise and what does she decide to do?
3. What does Antonia do in her search for the girls and how is she like Martin concerning her daughter?
4. What surreal scene is described concerning Calli and a fawn?
5. What does Calli's father do after Roger comes by?
6. What is Martin and Fielda's relationship like?
7. What does Calli think about as her father is dragging her off into the woods?
8. How does Calli's previous times playing in the woods help her now?
9. How does the school nurse treat Calli's accidents?
10. What does Calli need to do when she wakes up early one morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss The Weight of Silence based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Weight of Silence is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Weight of Silence a successful novel? What about young teens?
Essay Topic 2
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think The Weight of Silence is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 3
She reflects on the fact that she wasn't proactive enough when Calli first stopped talking. In a way, her daughter began to go missing then. She expresses doubt over the relationship between her husband and Calli for the first time when she realizes that she never asked Griff what he told the girl. She never asked Calli, either. She is very appreciative of Ben. He supports her more than her husband.
1. Research the concept of co-dependency and discuss that concept in regards to Ben and Antonia. Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
2. Do you think Antonia should have done more than she did when Calli quit talking? Why or why not? What do you think she should have done? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
3. What do you think is meant by the statement that Calli started to go missing the day she quit talking? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
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