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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 is Daphne afraid might kill her, that she asks Alice to come check on her in the morning?
2. Why does Daphne say she can only have one beer at Antelope Meadows?
3. What restores Daphne’s hope?
4. What keeps Daphne from taking Honey for a drive after Alice leaves?
5. Why does Daphne say Hugo would not allow her to work from Altavista?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Daphne thinking about when she has a smoke on her sixth day, which is now Monday morning?
2. What kind of prayer does Daphne offer up for Alice after Alice has died?
3. What crisis do Daphne’s coworkers contact her about, and how does she resolve it?
4. What stories does Alice give Daphne, to explain her husband’s death?
5. Who does Daphne recognize at the Antelope Meadows Restaurant?
6. Why does Daphne say that it would be impossible for her to work from Altavista?
7. What is Daphne’s final reaction to the stress and strain of her road trip?
8. What does Daphne find when she finally makes it back to the camp?
9. What kind of child-care arrangements does Alice say she and her husband had made?
10. What does Daphne say when Alice asks her why she is AWOL from her job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is it hard to talk to people who have been through extremely hard trials? What is it that makes conversation tricky? What are the unspoken assumptions and fears that threaten to stifle conversation? What are some strategies a person could use, to carry on conversation that respects the suffering without inflaming it?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways is The Golden State a novel for our times? What current events are reflected there? How has the book’s relevance changed since it was written—if at all? Do you think this book is bound to its times, or do you think it will be meaningful after the times have changed?
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate the ending of The Golden State. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?
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