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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. Who does Novalee take Americus to before going to see Willy Jack?

2. Where did Lexie and her husband meet?

3. Where are Novalee and Americus going to meet Lexie and her children when Lexie shares that she is pregnant?

4. How many days was Sister Husband on life support?

5. Who is Johnny DeSoto?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the buckeye tree given to Novalee by Benny symbolic for both characters?

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

3. What does "Look at all you've done, Novalee, look at all you've done for yourself" mean?

4. In Chapter 33, how are both good and bad luck shown?

5. Novalee's dream in Chapter 1 is a similar foreshadowing to what event in Chapter 32?

6. How does Novalee attempt to console Lexie throughout Chapter 30?

7. What stages does Novalee see in Benny?

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

9. What is a way that Lexie has acknowledged her children have change?

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

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

There are times within the story that foreshadowing is a key element. List at least 3 events of foreshadowing evident throughout the story. Do you think that the author used foreshadowing effectively in this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the connection in the story between Mary Elizabeth Hull, Sister Husband, and Ray? Do they meet at the same place? Explain as much as you can about this connection.

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