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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 is Rachel's roommate at nursing school?

2. Where had Fred told Rachel he was going to go to marry her?

3. Who had lived in Rachel and Jackie's house before them?

4. To what church do Rachel and Jackie belong?

5. Jackie thinks the young man in #77 looks like ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tony Angelelli?

2. What secret does Rachel keep from Dillon that plays a large part in her decision to live with Arthur Lee?

3. What is Fiona's interest in the Kentucky Derby?

4. How is Jackie like her mother in that she falls in love with a man she cannot have?

5. What is Appalachia and what does Rachel surprisingly udiscover about it?

6. How does Tony treat Jackie when Rachel takes her very ill mother to the hospital?

7. How does Dillon's prison sentence negatively impact his relationship with Rachel?

8. How does Dillon mirror his father's life regarding standing up for the coal miners?

9. What does little Jackie recall about Dillon's visits to see her mother?

10. Why is Rachel conflicted in her feelings even though she has found a rich boy who wants to marry her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poverty seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of poverty? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall setting for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Giardina choose to use these places in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Dillon. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Dillon?

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