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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 went with Terry to Telegraph Cove?

2. What kind of cancer did Mimi have?

3. Who wrote, "The Courtship Habits of the Great Crested Grebe"?

4. What was given to Diane in an IV to give her a few extra months?

5. Why was there a concrete building in the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disease did Mimi suffer from, and what treatment did she get?

2. What realization did Terry have at the Abbey?

3. What happened while Terry was on the Native American excursion?

4. What did the magpies disrupt in Terry's life?

5. Why did Terry go to the Abbey?

6. What did Terry see at Telegraph Cove?

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. What is historically significant about Emigration Canyon Road?

10. What is the Golden Spike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some things you learned about the Mormon church while reading this book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the different birds spoken of in this book, and what significance do they have in the author's life?

Essay Topic 3

Terry presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around her?

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