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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 does Calli think she can rest?
2. Why might there be a conflict of interests with one of the deputies?
3. What does a substitute at school once refuse to do?
4. Why does Martin begin crying?
5. What do the reporters mention to Fielda that almost makes her faint?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Antonia feel okay about not going in the woods after Ben?
2. What are Calli and Antonia doing when Ben arrives at the hospital?
3. What happens when Ben finds Griff, Calli and Petra?
4. What do Louis' thoughts reveal about his relationship with Christine?
5. What is Louis told about Charles Wilson?
6. What time does Ben think about when he was nine.
7. Why does Louis' wife call him and what does she say?
8. What is Calli's perspective of running for help and arriving to see Louis and her mom?
9. What do Martin and Fielda not allow Petra to do and what explanation do they give?
10. What hat do Ben's thoughts reveal about the situation with Jason Meechum?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Calli's father has a drinking problem. He is moody as a result of this. When he's not drinking, he's a wonderful father, but when he is drinking Calli tries to stay away from him. The problem each day is that she never knows when she goes downstairs whether or not he is drinking alcohol. At the end of the chapter, the reader realizes that the father doesn't believe he really is Calli's father, and he's bitter about the fact.
1. Discuss what you think constitutes a drinking problem. Talk about symptoms, duration, behavior and changes in a person. Does Griff have a drinking problem according to what you define as a drinking problem? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
2. How do you think the inconsistency of Griff's behavior affects his family's life? Do you think it would be better if he was a bad father all the time rather than just when drinking? Why or why not? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
3. Do you think believing your wife has a child by another man is cause enough for drinking or is it only an excuse? Why or why not? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by The Weight of Silence. Questions that Gudenkauf most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Gudenkauf's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Gudenkauf's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Gudenkauf and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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