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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. In Chapter 4, what did Roy go out to the barn to do?

2. What was Roy's condition for allowing Edith and John to go out together?

3. Why did Edith refuse John's proposal?

4. What event occurred in 1941?

5. Where did Roy Goodnough and Ada Twamley get married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandy say about the article that the Denver Post publishes?

2. Why did Edith decide not to marry John?

3. How did Ada and Roy come to live in Colorado?

4. How did Lyman stay in touch with Edith after leaving her behind on the farm?

5. What complaint did Roy make about John in Chapter 3?

6. What accident occurred one day while the Goodnoughs and John were bringing in the harvest?

7. What did John see in the field as he and Sandy drove past the Goodnough farm in Chapter 6?

8. How did Roy try to manipulate his daughter into refusing John's proposal?

9. Why did John suspect that the barbed wire may be Roy's and not his own?

10. What happened after John and Roy had an argument that came to blows in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel "The Tie That Binds." What other works is Haruf known for? How do his other novels compare to "The Tie That Binds" in term of tone and style?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel. How does the setting of "The Tie That Binds" help to illustrate or convey the themes and motifs of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Haruf's use of metaphors in the novel ""The Tie That Binds." What is a metaphor? What are some examples of metaphors in the novel?

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