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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 Davey find her mother looking at while crying?

2. What does Davey buy for her uncle for Christmas?

3. What was Jason wearing during his father's death?

4. Who believes that skiing is too dangerous?

5. Where does Davey put her knife in New Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Davey's father's funeral.

2. How is imagery used in Chapter 23 to demonstrate Davey's emotional strain?

3. How does Davey alienate Jason?

4. Gwen says that she needs a reason to wake up in the morning. What is Davey's reason to wake up each morning?

5. How does Davey feel about death in comparison to Jason?

6. What obstacles lie in Davey's path to recovery?

7. How does Davey indicate that she is a dreamer?

8. What different coping mechanisms do Davey and her family utilize?

9. In Atlantic City, how is Davey deteriorating both physically and emotionally?

10. What is symbolized by Davey flushing her pills down the toilet on the airplane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are two examples of irony in Tiger Eyes? Why might the author have elected to portray these things ironically?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the protagonist of the story? Who is the antagonist? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

How is grief a theme in the story? How does the author achieve a tone that allows grief to be a theme?

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