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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 do the women open the meeting?

2. How is Salome related to Ona?

3. What is the name of the man August recognized from his childhood?

4. What image represented "stay and fight"?

5. How many days do the women have to organize their response?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen to Ona's child?

2. What did August remember most about Molotschna?

3. Why was Ona a target for the rapists?

4. What was the aftermath of learning who was assaulting the women?

5. According to Peters, why were the women attacked?

6. What happened to the women in the colony?

7. Who is Grant?

8. Who is Nettie/Melvin?

9. What are the circumstances of August learning English?

10. Why did the women not receive counseling after the attacks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Toews chose August as the narrator of this story? What perspective does he add to the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the physical setting of the hayloft in the barn. How does it mirror confinement? How might it represent safety?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze this text through a feminist lens. You might explore themes like patriarchy, female agency, and power.

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