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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. How old is Rayona at the beginning of the novel?
2. Where does Rayona sleep after Father Tom leaves her?
3. Where does Christine work after she graduates from high school?
4. Where is the Indian reservation Christine grows up on?
5. Where does Sky go during the Vietnam War?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story about her family does Rayona tell Sky and Evelyn and why do they believe her?
2. Why does Babe give Rayona a hard time getting her back into the truck when they come to take her home from the stud farm?
3. How does Christine act when they bring her into the hospital for her latest drinking binge and she gets her serious diagnosis?
4. Why does Dayton invite Christine out for dinner after Lee's funeral?
5. How does Christine meet Elgin?
6. What is Christine's life like once she moves to Seattle?
7. How does Evelyn figure out that Rayona is lying about her parents?
8. Why does Christine never have a second child?
9. What happens when Christine tries to commit suicide by driving off a cliff?
10. Why does Christine call her mother Aunt Ida?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of symbolism throughout the novel. Where is it used, and to what effect? Does the symbolism correspond with any themes?
Essay Topic 2
What does Aunt Ida mean when she says, "I never grow up, but I get old."? How is this also true in some ways for both Christine and Rayona?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of belonging and abandonment as it is shown through Rayona, Christine, Ida and Dayton.
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