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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 Hank do with the thermometer?

2. What does Jenny toss onto her bed?

3. Where does Hank go after his visit to the hospital?

4. Who narrates the funeral?

5. Who does Hank visit in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry need to show Hank how to cut trees the old fashioned way?

2. Why is Evenwrite worried about the rain?

3. What is Willard Eggleston's situation?

4. In what way are the Canadian geese in both Hank and Lee's thoughts?

5. How does Hank react to Willard's death?

6. Why does Lee refuse to get out of bed?

7. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 7.

8. Summarize the prologue that opens Chapter 8.

9. Describe Henry's time in the town.

10. Why does Hank not want Joe-Ben to shoot the geese?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometime a Great Notion is an influential novel. Choose a book written after Sometimes a Great Notion that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss their similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "Sometimes a Great Notion supports individuality over the community." Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motive? Why? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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