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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. In Chapter 28, what do the sheriff and his deputy order at the Dog-Gone?

2. What simple meal does Kya eat at night toward the end of Chapter 41?

3. In Chapter 25, what does Pattie Love say is missing from Chase's effects?

4. In Chapter 27, how tall are the buildings Kya sees when she is with Chase?

5. In Chapter 27, when does Chase return?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 37, how does Jumpin' try to signal to Kya that something is wrong, and what happens soon after?

2. In Chapter 47, what possible explanation does Kya's lawyer give for there being no footprints around Chase's body?

3. In Chapter 42, what is the county jail like?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Kya think when she meets Chase for a picnic?

5. In Chapter 48, how does Kya make her trip to Greenville and what does she take with her?

6. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?

7. In Chapter 49, how does the defense attorney try to say that Kya might have killed Chase, when she was supposed to have been in Greenville at the time?

8. In Chapter 46, what feelings does Kya have about meeting her editor, Robert Foster?

9. In Chapter 27, what is the motel room like that Chase takes Kya to in Asheville?

10. In Chapter 31, how does Kya get the title to her land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 30, is in a dangerous situation, but that is not what causes her to be afraid. Why does Kya go out into the rough water and tides? How dangerous is her situation when a storm comes up? Why does she not fear the physical elements? What does she fear and why?

Essay Topic 2

Tate protected Kya even when he was a very young boy. How does Tate take care of Kya even when he is young? When does Kya first get to know Tate? What type of relationship develops between them? Why does Tate end the relationship? How does the trial bring them back together? What does Tate teach Kya about love? How does their relationship relate to the theme of love and romance in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Kya is left to survive on her own when she is ten. How has Kya been taking care of herself since her mother left? How does her father’s abandonment cause challenges for Kya’s survival? What is learned about self-sufficiency through the ways that Kya finds to take care of herself when she is left alone?

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