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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. What does Nordstrom do when Berto comes in?

2. Phillip talks philosophically about what?

3. When Alfred cannot reason with Tristan, where does the army send Tristan?

4. Nordstrom has insomnia and dances without music for what reason?

5. Where does Nordstrom want to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place at the meeting between Nordstrom, Sarah, and Slats?

2. How does Tristan receive the ship back from the British?

3. How does Nordstrom spend his time at his going-away party?

4. What does Tristan do to two of the Irishmen that are out to kill him?

5. How does Isabel Two die?

6. What happens once Alfred arrives?

7. Why is Susannah feeling better in the new house in Helena?

8. What does Nordstrom write in his diary?

9. How does Tristan escape the hospital? What does he do after his escape?

10. What takes place during Sarah and Nordstrom's meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susannah and Tristan make destructive decisions.

Part 1) What destructive decisions do each of them make? Why do they make these decisions? What do these decisions reveal about each of these characters?

Part 2) How do events previously mentioned in this story affect the decisions made by Susannah and Tristan?

Part 3) How do these decisions affect the outcome of this story? How do the decisions made by each of these characters affect the other character?

Essay Topic 2

Tristan's response to Samuel's death is surprising.

Part 1) How does Tristan react? Why might he react this way?

Part 2) How do others treat him, because of his reaction? Why?

Part 3) How does Tristan's reaction and feelings about Samuel's death affect him throughout the rest of his life? How does his behavior affect those around him?

Essay Topic 3

Samuel's death is significant.

Part 1) How does Samuel die? How do his family and friends react? Why do the react this way?

Part 2) Why is his death significant? How does it affect the plot?

Part 3) How different would the story be if Samuel had not died? Why?

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