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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 color glow does Bob see that Amor gives off?

2. How many rooms are in the Lombard house?

3. In "Astrid," how long has Astrid been having an affair with her husband's partner?

4. How long can visitors see Manie when he is in the ICU at the hospital?

5. When Astrid dies, how long have Desiree and Anton been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes does Anton see as someone drives him to the hospital to see his father?

2. What has Amor done since she left the farm, and what has she learned?

3. When does Manie die, and where are the family when he passes on?

4. Where does Jake live and what is the area like?

5. Why and how does Amor leave early after Astrid's funeral?

6. Why does Astrid call Anton at the beginning of "Pa"?

7. What does Amor decide to do after their father is buried?

8. What do the detectives who are handling Astrid's murder know about and think of Jake, her husband?

9. When Amor is driven to the farm, what does she see at the spot where the farm begins?

10. What has Anton been doing since he deserted the army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Promise? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Astrid is not a confident, self-assured person. Why is Astrid not a confident, self-assured person? How does her lack of self-esteem lead to purging or bulimia?

Essay Topic 3

Anton becomes estranged from his father. When and why does Anton become estranged from his father. In what way is Anton a prodigal because of the estrangement?

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