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Essay Topic 1

Gretel has a dream in “Beyond the Black Stump.” How would you describe her dream? What does her dream represent?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is a story that might have happened, but did not. Why is the genre of the novel realistic fiction and not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Sarah believes that free will is a mirage, and Margo believes that she is doomed to kill her father and have sex with her mother. What does the author communicate about fate and free will through various characters?

Essay Topic 4

Margot learns about something called the canal thief from fishermen she meets. What or who is the canal thief? What does the canal thief symbolize?

Essay Topic 5

Different sections of the novel are told from different points of view. What points of view does the author use in the novel? How does using different points of view...

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