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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. Which of these characters did Novalee not meet in Chapter 2?

2. Where does Novalee meet Lexie Coup for lunch?

3. What did Grandma Burgess paint on the living room wall?

4. Who is Troy Moffatt?

5. The character who speaks of the importance of names is at Wal-Mart for a reason. Why is this character there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the buckeye tree important to Novalee?

2. Why is Claire obsessed with Band-Aids?

3. Explain how Novalee and Lexie are similar and how Troy and Willy Jack are similar.

4. Novalee visits the Whitecotton place. What does she learn?

5. How does the media react to Novalee's baby?

6. How does Novalee show her unique perspective of photography at Rattlesnake Ridge?

7. Who are the police considering as suspects in the disappearance of Americus?

8. How is Novalee building the life she dreamed of?

9. What is the significance of Novalee's daughter's name, Americus?

10. What is the true nature of Willy Jack Pickens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Three main settings in the story are Wal-Mart, the library, and the hospital. While these are not the only settings, how do these settings contribute to the outcome of the story? Would the story outcome be different if there was no library? Would Forney and Novalee have met? If not, in what setting would they have met to keep with the story line?

Essay Topic 2

The media, Sam Walton, Momma Nell, and Lexie are all characters that Novalee encountered at the hospital. How does the hospital turn out to be a transitional point in the story? Give three reasons and explain why they are transitional.

Essay Topic 3

A lot happened to Forney within the story. Show specific ways that Forney has grown in his character throughout the story.

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