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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. Where does Novalle see the headline "Victim's Wheelchair Stolen"?

2. After arriving at the wedding, what does Novalee realize she forgot at home?

3. When Novalee enters Lexie's, who is naked except for socks?

4. In Chapter 31, Novalee is at a photography seminar that occurs on what day of the week?

5. Who watches Americus during the day while Novalee is working?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Lexie's childrens' name change in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Retha Holloway make Novalee feel insecure about the difference between she and Forney?

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

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

9. What happens with the women Willy Jack charms?

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

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

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

Lexie becomes a key friend to Novalee. Explain ways that she and her children have shown they have matured from the time they were first introduced.

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