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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 old is Novalee in Chapter 37?

2. Novalee sees Retha Holloway. Who is she?

3. Novalee thinks she is dreaming about what at the start of Chapter 37?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 29, where was Novalee going through negatives and prints?

5. What is "The Martin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the two-fold meaning of the word "disconnected"?

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

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

4. How have Novalee and Forney helped each other to heal in Chapter 33?

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

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

7. Why is Novalee worried about going to the photography seminar?

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

9. What happens when Novalee talks to the camera shop owner, and why is it significant to Novalee?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Home is a major theme of the story. Describe how this theme is important to Forney, Lexie, Sister Husband, Moses, and Benny.

Essay Topic 2

One of the major themes of the story is that of heart. How does this theme of heart play out in the lives of Novalee, Willy Jack, Sister Husband, Lexie, Forney, and Benny? Is this theme of heart in relationship to any other theme of the story? What theme? How?

Essay Topic 3

The buckeye tree and the Christmas tree are important in this story. To whom are they important? Why and how are they important? Is there a relationship between these trees and superstition?

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