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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 room is turned into the darkroom?

2. What is the name of the bar Willy Jack stops at?

3. What did Grandma Burgess paint on the living room wall?

4. Where do Novalee and Americus stay during the natural disaster?

5. Why is Willy Jack arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the gifts Novalee receives in Chapter 2 and who are they from?

2. What is ironic about where Sister Husband lives and Novalee and her dream?

3. What are some clues that tell Novalee's life is improving throughout Chapter 23?

4. How are Willy Jack and Momma Nell alike?

5. What is the significance of Novalee's daughter's name, Americus?

6. Why is the buckeye tree important to Novalee?

7. How is Novalee building the life she dreamed of?

8. How is Novalee's superstition coming into play?

9. What is the true nature of Willy Jack Pickens?

10. Where do the police find Americus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The media, Sam Walton, Momma Nell, and Lexie are all characters that Novalee encountered at the hospital. How does the hospital turn out to be a transitional point in the story? Give three reasons and explain why they are transitional.

Essay Topic 2

What is the connection in the story between Mary Elizabeth Hull, Sister Husband, and Ray? Do they meet at the same place? Explain as much as you can about this connection.

Essay Topic 3

Willy Jack is known to use women and get what he wants. Some of the women Willy Jack encounters are passive while others are assertive. List and describe the women Willy Jack comes into contact with and the interaction between them. Do the women get even with him or not?

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