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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 Gloria talk about at the dinner table?

2. Who is Ronnie?

3. What has David's grandmother told him that makes it difficult for David to sleep the night of Marie's death?

4. What does David believe he feels?

5. Why is Wesley driving out to the reservation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it difficult for David to enjoy his outings at the bowling alley?

2. What does Wesley begin investigating?

3. With whom does Wesley talk to when he calls Frank? What does the person say?

4. Who is Marie Little Soldier and why does David like her?

5. What does David find Len doing when he goes for pie and how does Len explain himself?

6. Why are Gail and Wesley at odds with each other as they drive to Wesley's parents' home?

7. How does Gail compare the winds in Montana with the wind in North Dakota?

8. Why do Wesley and Frank believe Marie wants Gail in the room when Frank examines Marie?

9. What does David recall about when he was ill and staying with Frank and Gloria?

10. What does David hear Marie doing one day? What makes David fearful for Marie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Montana 1948 belongs to the young adult novel genre.

1. Define the literary term "genre." Identify three other genres.

2. Why is it advantageous to label a title by genre? Why is it a drawback?

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two.

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Montana 1948 is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels.

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Wesley and Frank. Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of David and Wesley. Which one seems to be more of a well-rounded character?

3. Compare/contrast the characters of Julian, Frank and Wesley. Which one seems to be more of a well-rounded character?

4. Analyze how three of the secondary characters in Montana 1948 help to drive the plot. What does each contribute to the storyline? Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary?

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