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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 Hadley explain to Rebecca about Sam?

2. How does Joley repay Jane, who rescued him from jail and kept in touch with him during his years of wanderlust?

3. How does Oliver confidently form a plan to track Jane and Rebecca?

4. When Joley asked Jane why she wanted to marry Oliver, what was Jane's response?

5. When Sam repairs the gramophone, what kind of music does it play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jane go after the plane crash? What takes place here?

2. What does Oliver do, now that Rebecca and Jane have left?

3. Why does Sam have surgery as a child?

4. How does Oliver feel about his abilities at intercepting Jane and Rebecca?

5. How does Jane now act around Sam?

6. How does Oliver learn about where his wife and daughter are headed?

7. What takes place during Sam and Joley's conversation?

8. Why does Joley not want Jane to send Rebecca back to Oliver?

9. What has become of Oliver and Jane's marriage?

10. How does Rebecca get to Hadley's mother's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is found throughout the story.

Part 1) When is symbolism found? Why is it used?

Part 2) How does this symbolism enhance the story for the reader?

Part 3) Compare the use of symbolism in this text to another book you have read this year. How are they similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the book, Jane and Rebecca leave with some apples from the orchard.

Part 1) How do they end up with apples in their vehicle? How do they feel about this? Why?

Part 2) What do these apples symbolize? How do you know this?

Part 3) What might these apples signify about Jane and Rebecca's lives after the story ends? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Some of the same events are told from various points of view.

Part 1) Name two events that are told from various points of view. Describe these events and how they are viewed.

Part 2) How are the viewpoints the same? How are they different what are the reasons for these similarities and differences?

Part 3) What is the purpose of seeing the same event from different views? How can a reader relate to this?

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