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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. When was Roosevelt's Notes on Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay, Long Island, published?

2. What time of day does Pratt visit Charlie?

3. How does Victoria's adoptive mother die?

4. Where was Hannah from who Jude met at church when he got his voice back?

5. What type of church was close to Jude's allotment land?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jude and Bear Shield survive when they went off on their own?

2. How is Charles shot?

3. Who raised Victoria?

4. What does Opal tell her unborn child about Charles?

5. How did Victoria Bear Shield get her name?

6. Who was Hannah, and how did she and Jude meet?

7. What happened after a failed escape attempt from the prison-castle?

8. What did Pratt remember about a train ride in 1875?

9. How did Charles become addicted to laudanum?

10. What happened when Jude went to the peyote church with Bear Shield?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Wandering Stars, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles and subtitles? What are some purposes of chapter titles and subtitles? How does Orange use chapter titles and subtitles in Wandering Stars?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Orange use artistic license to create the realistic background of Wandering Stars?

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