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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 is Jessie working?

2. How do the townspeople feel when Charlie does not stand trial?

3. Who is Doyle Francis?

4. What is Pat doing with Jessie and the boys one night when he receives a call from the sheriff?

5. What happens to Pat and Nora's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Jack show any remorse when visited by the head of the grain elevator board?

2. Why do so many people in town turn up at the diner when Jack returns to town?

3. Who are Jessie and Jack's children?

4. How does Jessie find out that Jack has returned to town?

5. How do Pat and Jessie become romantically involved?

6. What is the only thing Jessie can think to do in order to repay the townspeople for Jack's crime?

7. Why are Pat and Jessie perfect candidates for a romantic relationship with each other?

8. What happens when Charlie's suicide attempt fails?

9. After Jack has been gone for awhile, what shocking and public action does Jessie take?

10. What happens to finally make the townspeople leave Jessie alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of "Where You Once Belonged". Why did the author choose the setting that he did? What time period does the story cover? How do these things impact a story?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

"Where You Once Belonged" is a classic story of betrayal. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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