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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accepts an offer to move back to Nebraska?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Dalva.
(d) Michael.

2. Who reveals she has taken a lover?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Frieda.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Ruth.

3. Who sends Dalva a necklace when she is ill?
(a) Duane.
(b) Michael.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Her grandfather.

4. Where was Duane when he was dying?
(a) Key West.
(b) San Destin.
(c) Miami.
(d) San Francisco.

5. Who writes letters from dying soldiers to their loved ones?
(a) Northridge.
(b) Lundquist.
(c) Dalva's grandfather.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose offer does Dalva consider?

2. Who is Paul?

3. Who forces Dalva to move to a warmer climate?

4. Who does Michael say appears never to be where he or she should be at any given time?

5. To whom does Dalva write a journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael feel involving the journals of Northridge?

2. What is Dalva's grandfather's response when she tells him she would rather shoot herself than have Duane remain gone?

3. Discuss the events of Dalva's grandfather's death.

4. What happens when Dalva learns of Duane dying?

5. Discuss Northridge's job.

6. What happens while Michael and Lundquist are at the Lazy Daze Tavern?

7. Discuss the phone conversation between Dalva and Ruth.

8. Discuss the birth of Dalva's son.

9. Discuss the present Dalva gets when she turns 17.

10. Discuss the letter Dalva receives from Ruth.

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