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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. Why was Ona a reliable target for the attackers?

2. How do the women open the meeting?

3. What was the name of the first attacker caught?

4. Who is Neitje's mother?

5. How old is Neitje?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the women in the colony?

2. Why are the women banned from the co-op?

3. What is the relevance of the song "California Dreamin'"?

4. What will the "Do Nothing" women do?

5. Who will decide what the women do?

6. How were the men discovered as the attackers?

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

8. Who is Nettie/Melvin?

9. What resulted from the initial vote among women?

10. Why did August come back to the colony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does language play in this text? For example, why does August note the characters' speech patterns and dialect? Who is able to speak? Who has a voice in this society? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the perception and fear of the "outside world" among the characters. How does this fear affect their decision-making?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of animals in the novel. How do the women relate to the animals in the text? What do they represent?

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