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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. Why does Daphne say she can only have one beer at Antelope Meadows?
2. What is Daphne afraid of, now that Alice has died?
3. What does Daphne leave for Alice, before she goes to sleep after hurting her head?
4. What is Alice’s relationship with Mark and Yarrow?
5. What does Daphne say her checking balance is, after the second meal at the Golden Spike?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alice describe her strategy for surviving after the death of her children?
2. What are Daphne’s and Alice’s different views about Daphne’s idea of going to the town where Ellery and Maryam had their accident?
3. What is Daphne’s final reaction to the stress and strain of her road trip?
4. Why does Daphne have a hard time making conversation with Alice?
5. What is Daphne’s epiphany about motherhood in Day 9?
6. Who does Daphne recognize at the Antelope Meadows Restaurant?
7. How does Daphne decide to leave Altavista?
8. What crisis do Daphne’s coworkers contact her about, and how does she resolve it?
9. What explanation does Daphne offer to the daycare and to her job?
10. What kind of exit strategy does Daphne imagine for herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways could The Golden State be considered a coming-of-age novel, or bildungsroman? What does Daphne learn from the crisis the novel describes? How does it change her? How is her life a different life by the end of Day 10?
Essay Topic 2
Is this an American novel or just a regional novel bound to California and its North Country? What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing such a regional book? What does it mean for a novel to be American anyway?
Essay Topic 3
Write an evaluative review of The Golden State. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful? What are its uses? What are its limitations?
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