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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 long after the accident in Chapter 15, does Robert stop breathing?

2. How much older is Mai than Willow?

3. What color chair does Willow hide behind at the library in Chapter 26?

4. What documentary does Duke often fall asleep watching in Chapter 7?

5. Where does Jairo drive in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what do sleeping arrangement for the Nguyen family have to do with Quang-ha being mad that Willow is staying with them?

2. What does Duke see when he drives past the Chance house in Chapter 25?

3. Why does Duke go to Mai's high school in Chapter 27?

4. Why is WIllow called to the principal's office in Chapter 4?

5. How does Willow describe Duke?

6. What does the taxi driver think about Willow when he picks her up in Chapter 12?

7. In Chapter 1, why is there a police car parked at Willow's house?

8. What is Pattie Nguyen's background?

9. What did Mai tell Duke that they needed to do in Chapter 16?

10. How does Duke use Winkleman's areas of evaluation to describe Willow after his session with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willow goes through a grieving process in the novel. Describe the stages of grief that she goes through and how she learns to go on with life without her parents.

Essay Topic 2

An educational counselor told Willow’s parents that she needed a project to keep her engaged. How did the garden become Willow’s passion and why was it so important to her?

Essay Topic 3

Willow quotes a poem when she is at city hall. What does the poem mean, and what is the significance of Willow quoting the poem at that time?

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