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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 Emma now reluctant to go?

2. Why does Theresa feel guilty about Alice's arrest?

3. Who will eventually be a major witness for the defense?

4. What does Theresa tell Alice that she has done to save her own marriage?

5. Howard wants to move as far away as Alaska or ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Howard and the girls leave the jail and what does Howard bring up in a letter he writes to Alice?

2. What does Theresa tell Howard regarding her feelings about her and her life with Dan now?

3. How does Alice feel about Rafferty's plans for her and for the trial?

4. How does Theresa add comfort to the lives of Howard and the girls at the same time that the farm is dying?

5. Why is the lunch between Theresa and Alice so awkward?

6. How does Theresa compare court to church?

7. How do the girls adapt to "hobo life" as Howard calls their apartment adventure?

8. How do Howard and the girls prepare to move out of the farmhouse?

9. Why does Alice compare Howard to her father?

10. What is the story about a dog and a tangled leash that recurs throughout the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book A MAP OF THE WORLD? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of religion. Identify at least two examples about religion in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of religion.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of loss.

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