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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. After Rachel's death. what does Manie slaughter and barbecue?

2. After Amor was struck by lightning, how many months did she spend in the hospital recovering?

3. Where does Anton have Lexington pick him up after he leaves the military camp after his mother's death?

4. What is the place called where Salome and Lukas live?

5. On the day of Rachel's death, where does Marina dream she is on a picnic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anton struggling with when he learns of his mother's death?

2. What does Anton decide to do when he returns to the military base?

3. What does Salome do instead of going to the funeral?

4. Why do Amor and her aunt and uncle have to take a different road from usual to Amor's house?

5. Who prepares Rachel's body for burial and how?

6. How does Marina feel as she supervises Salome?

7. What happens when Anton tells Lexington to take the shorter route home?

8. What does the Swart house look like?

9. How is Amor sleeping the night after her mother dies?

10. What does Amor do in the bathroom at her aunt and uncle's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Promise? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Astrid keeps in touch with Amor after their parents’ deaths. How does Astrid keep in touch with Amor? What seems to be her motive for staying in contact with Amor? What type of relationship do they seem to have?

Essay Topic 3

An inciting incident is an event in literature that begins the action of a story, and presents a question that the protagonists and readers want an answer to. What are the inciting incidents in the first two sections of The Promise? What do these events trigger? How do they affect characters and their paths?

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