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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 Prairie discover?

2. What does Frenesi tell Brock?

3. What is Weed Atman in 1984?

4. What is the Sister's position in the compound?

5. What frustrates DL about their behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brock engineer the shooting of Weed Atman in the 1960's?

2. How do Hector and Vond arrange to keep tabs on Zoyd?

3. What happens to Frenesi during and right after her pregnancy with Prairie?

4. What kind of behavior is revealed by the group, who is frustrated by it, and why?

5. Why does Sasha suggest to Zoyd that he take Prairie to Vineland?

6. Why does Zoyd agree to the deal that Vond offers him?

7. What and where is Holytail?

8. What is Brock's political philosophy?

9. What is the place that DL takes Prairie to?

10. Where is the College of the Surf located?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What medical condition does Frenesi have during and after her pregnancy with Prairie? How did this affect her most profoundly? What was Frenesi's response to this condition? How did Sasha react? What does Frenesi eventually realize and what resolve does she come away with? When she reaches these conclusions, who reappears in her life and throws a wrench into her good intentions?

Essay Topic 2

What does Brock do in a last ditched effort to interfere in Frenesi's life? Who does he approach at the Traverse family reunion and what outrageous claim does he make? How is his claim received and what is the response he gets? Why is he unable to finish what he starts? Who interrupts him and why?

Essay Topic 3

What is DL reluctant to share with Prairie? What compromise does she make? What information is Prairie looking for? Why does DL warn her about where learning more about her mother Frenesi is concerned? Why does DL think that Prairie should proceed with caution?

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