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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. Why is the killer happy?
2. What does Willa confess to Ham?
3. What do the rescuers find in the cave?
4. Where do Jesse and Lily go?
5. What do Adam and Ben do after Lily is forced to leave with Jesse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the killer feel about Lily's wedding and what does he plan to do?
2. At the spa, what does Tess say about Ben and why does she say it?
3. What does Lily confess to her sisters at the spa and what did Tess do for Willa?
4. Why is Jesse Cooke angry about Adam being shot and what does he vow?
5. What does Willa tell Jim after he tells her his story?
6. What does Willa do after Adam is shot? What does she find?
7. Where do Adam and Willa find Jesse's jeep, what does Willa tell him, and what does Lily do about being abducted?
8. Why does Jesse grab Lily and how does he get away?
9. What do Willa and Ben do in Chapter 21 and how does Willa feel about it? What does Ben tell her?
10. How do Ham and Willa reconcile after their fight and what does Ham do afterward?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Roberts chooses to write the novel as a third person, impersonal narrator. Discuss the following:
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Montana Sky being written in the third person, impersonal narration?
2. Do you think the novel would be more effective in a different point of view? Which one if so? If not why do you think the impersonal narrator works the best?
3. Do you think the narrator in Montana Skya is reliable, i.e., do you believe the narrator is completely unbiased? Explain your response.
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. Discuss the following:
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 Living Dead in Dallas is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Montana Sky. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Montana Sky. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme? If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Montana Sky? Which theme in Montana Sky speaks to you the most in your life? Why?
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