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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 does Ann treat her bullet wound?
2. Why is Ann afraid to leave the house?
3. What does Loomis tell Ann he heard while delirious?
4. What does Ann happily note during her morning chores?
5. Why hasn't Ann written in her journal for quite some time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ann have to abandon her cave and what does Mr. Loomis do there?
2. What does Ann discover about the tractor, and what does she do?
3. What puzzles Ann when she is reading poetry to Mr. Loomis?
4. What does Ann bring into the house as Mr. Loomis is getting better?
5. How does Mr. Loomis express his anger and what does Ann do?
6. How has Mr. Loomis' illness progressed in Chapter 11, and what does he talk about while delirious?
7. What does Ann observe the next day as she is watching the house and what does she think about?
8. What happens to Mr. Loomis at the opening to Chapter 10?
9. What do Loomis and Ann discuss concerning the fertilizer?
10. What happens in the middle of the night that convinces Ann to move out of the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Z for Zachariah could be said to be a "bildungsroman" of Ann, the main character. Discuss the following:
1. Define the concepts "bildungsroman" and "coming of age."
2. Thoroughly trace and analyze Z for Zachariah as a bildungsroman of Ann. Give specific examples. What does Ann learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?
3. Do you think young people in our modern culture go through a coming of age period? Do you think the concept of "coming of age" is inherent in the human experience? Why or why not?
4. Do you think you have lived through a "coming of age" period in your own life? Discuss as thoroughly as you willing to share.
Essay Topic 2
Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels end on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not? Do you think Z for Zachariah ends on a happy note? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Z for Zachariah and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Z for Zachariah is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Z for Zachariah, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.
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