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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 time is it when Daphne walks out of work?
2. What is the highest degree Daphne has achieved?
3. How many Muslims does Daphne say there are in the world?
4. For how long out of every month does Daphne say she feels like a “physical threat” to every man she sees (87)?
5. What doubt does Daphne entertain about her motives in marrying Engin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of access does Daphne have with the outside world from Altavista?
2. How does Daphne describe her feelings about her separation from Engin?
3. What is the crisis Honey’s injury creates in Daphne and how does she resolve it?
4. Why is Daphne so glad to see a message from her Uncle Rodney on her phone when she gets service again?
5. What is Honey’s real name, and why does Daphne call her Honey?
6. How does Daphne describe the rhythms of her sex life?
7. How does Daphne put the discussion of Islam and ISIS to rest?
8. How does Daphne characterize her experience going to church with Honey?
9. What common ground does Daphne discover she and the crone share?
10. How does Daphne characterize the circle of her conversation with Engin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All of the main characters in The Golden State are women. What is the role of men in The Golden State? How are they portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? What do the women need them for? What effects do they have on the women’s lives? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a novel presenting readers with almost all female primary characters?
Essay Topic 2
When is The Golden State most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?
Essay Topic 3
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
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