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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following best describes the home that the Nakane family live in while on the farm?
2. What does the Nakane family eat to stay warm at night when they are living on the farm?
3. What instrument does Uncle bring for Stephen?
4. What does Rough Lock verbally notice about Naomi?
5. When Naomi awakens after her near death experience, where is she?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Naomi has a very strained and complicated relationship with her Aunt Emily throughout the course of the novel. Compare / contrast the story of Emily's journey as it is presented in her journals with the story of Naomi that is presented to the reader. How are their journeys the same? How are they different? Explain why Naomi is much more like her Aunt Emily than she would like to admit. How does Emily's political struggle reflect Naomi's bi-cultural struggles?
Essay Topic 2
There are many epistolary, or written, elements to the novel. Create a list of three elements used throughout the novel as ways of recording history for the family, and describe the ways that these element affected Naomi's relationship with her family's truths.
Essay Topic 3
Colors act as very strong symbols throughout the novel, appearing both in Naomi's dreams and in her realities. Choose one color and generate a list of three times that this color was used throughout the novel. What do you think this color symbolizes in Natalie's story?
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