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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. Who found the great horned owl feather?

2. What comet did Terry get to see?

3. What did the LDS church pray for on May 5, 1986?

4. Whose house hosted the holiday in the Great Horned Owl chapter?

5. How many monks were at the Abbey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the family portrait after the hike near Brighton?

2. What was most touching to Terry on the Christmas when Diane had a glucose IV?

3. What realization did Terry have at the Abbey?

4. What did Terry see at Telegraph Cove?

5. What happened to Terry at the Escalante River?

6. What did Diane say after her second intestinal surgery?

7. What gift did Diane get for Terry when she moved to Emigration Canyon Road?

8. What did Diane try to convince her family to do when she was given one year left to live?

9. Why was seeing the comet so special to Terry?

10. What happened in the Canada Geese chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of people. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the people in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Which person did you relate to the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

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