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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. How many pictures does Novalee end up taking for the photography seminar in Chapter 31?

2. Who does Americus get a letter from?

3. Where is Sister Husband buried?

4. Lexie's husband is going to get Brummett into what?

5. Through which university does Novalee attend a seminar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Through Chapter 26, how are Novalee and Willy Jack's lives going in opposite directions?

2. How does the Q-tip help Novalee in her photography?

3. How does Novalee mourn the loss of Sister Husband?

4. What are the things that Novalee copes with throughout Chapter 24?

5. How does seeing the lights on in the hotel room enlighten Novalee?

6. Contrast "pick of the litter" in the conversations between Novalee and Lexie.

7. How does Sister Husband have an influence on Novalee?

8. What made Novalee take a job as a photographer?

9. Who is Ray and how does he change Novalee's life?

10. What happens with the women Willy Jack charms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the ten most important events in the story? Explain the events in order of occurrence and explain why you believe they are the most important events.

Essay Topic 2

How are each of the gifts Novalee receives her first day in town at Wal-Mart symbolic to her own life? Tell what the gift is, what is symbolic about it, and how does this symbolism relate to Novalee.

Essay Topic 3

Willy Jack is known to use women and get what he wants. Some of the women Willy Jack encounters are passive while others are assertive. List and describe the women Willy Jack comes into contact with and the interaction between them. Do the women get even with him or not?

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