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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 did Hanna's mother fit into the small town?
2. What does Hanna do one day when she wants away from her father's new girlfriend?
3. Whose arrival in town one day affects Hannelore's life?
4. How does Manfred's mother react as his father dies?
5. What does Rolf send Hanna to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hanna think about as she is recovering from her fright on the river?
2. How and why does Anton cull his violets?
3. What does Hanna do at the river when she is upset at her father?
4. What does Hanna do when Rolf says his request?
5. What does Manfred's father do with the money and then what does he ask his wife when he returns home?
6. Who is the new person in town and how does this involve Hannelore?
7. What is Anton Immers' hobby?
8. Who is Hannelore Beier?
9. How does Manfred's father endanger Manfred?
10. What did Rolf tell Hanna not to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rolf confronts Hanna about the joke. Hanna becomes angry and tells him that his father abandoned him because he did not want him. Rolf has never been told the truth about his father, therefore he is deeply upset by Hanna's words. When Rolf does not return home that night, a search is organized. The following morning Hanna finds Rolf near the river. Hanna tells him all she knows about his American soldier father. Rolf sends Hanna to learn more. Finally Rolf agrees to go home.
1. From the information given on Hanna's pranks, do you think she carried pranks too far? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think Hanna was wrong for telling Rolf about his father? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss the ways in which Rolf's knowledge of his father might change his life. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Floating in My Mother's Palm help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Floating in My Mother's Palm? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in Floating in My Mother's Palm to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of interesting questions raised by Floating in My Mother's Palm. Questions that Hegi most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Hegi's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hegi's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Hegi and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.
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