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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 peak does the trailer stand at the base of?

2. What lesson did Jamie sleep through?

3. What does Patty tell Jamie they are celebrating when she takes him to the carnival?

4. What does Jamie say he still pictures?

5. How does Jamie feel as he is getting dressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Patty and Jamie talk about when Earl goes to work?

2. How does Van react to what he has done?

3. How does Patty scare Jamie in this section?

4. What are the alternatives to staying in the trailer?

5. How does Patty calm Jamie down at the beginning of the chapter?

6. Describe the trailer and its area?

7. What does Jamie fantasize about Earl?

8. How does Earl help Jamie forget his situation at the beginning of this section?

9. What is Jamie's opinion of Van?

10. What are the living arrangements in the trailer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What will happen to the characters in the future? What happens in the book that suggests the characters lives will map out like this?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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