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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. Who does Eli recognize among the Indians that he is trailing with the Rangers in Chapter Forty-three?
2. Who does Peter claim “has stopped tending his crops and is instead driving around on his tractor, charging ten dollars (a week’s wages) to pull stuck trucks out of bogholes in the drilling fields” in Chapter Forty-five?
3. How old is Eli when he meets the judge’s wife in Chapter Thirty-four?
4. How many times does the German girl say she became impregnated by the Indians in Chapter Thirty-one?
5. What are the names of Jeanne’s grandsons?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Eli’s troops raid the Federal soldiers in Chapter Fifty-two? What happens during the raid?
2. What does Eli gain from the raid in Chapter Fifty-two? What do the Indians gain?
3. Where is Eli working in 1864? How is his home described in Chapter Forty-nine?
4. What events and circumstances lead Eli to the cattle industry in Chapter Fifty-five?
5. What is represented symbolically by the feud between the McCulloughs and the Garcias and its aftermath in the novel?
6. How does Eli return from Indian captivity to civilization in Chapter Thirty-one?
7. How does Prairie Flower die in Chapter Twenty-eight?
8. How does the relationship between Hank and Jeanne develop in Chapter Thirty-two?
9. How does Eli help the captive buffalo hunter in Chapter Twenty-five?
10. Describe Eli’s narrative tone in Chapter Forty. What are examples of humor used in the chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting that is established in Chapter One of The Son. Where and when was Eli McCullough born? How does he describe the world that he grew up in? What are some examples of imagery from the chapter that help to develop a tone surrounding this setting? What influence does this setting have on Eli’s character?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of “history versus reality” in The Son. How reliable are the narrators of the story? Do you believe that each of the narrators is relating direct truth? Why or why not? How does “history” from the books differ from the realities of the past? How are these differences highlighted in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the nonlinear structure of The Son and the differing narrative styles established in the novel. How does the language style of each of the narrators differ? Does the narrative style reflect the time periods in which the story takes place? Why do you think the author chose to structure the novel in this way?
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