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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tiger wash Corrina's hair when she gets home?
(a) Corrina asked her for help.
(b) Tiger just wants to pamper her mother a little.
(c) Corrina has a cast on her arm and it has to stay dry.
(d) Corrina hasn't showered for days.

2. Who accompanies Tiger back to Saitter?
(a) Aunt Dorie Kay.
(b) Miss Eula.
(c) Sarabeth.
(d) Magnolia.

3. Who are the two nursery workers who make fun of Lonnie?
(a) Shorty and Milton.
(b) Spud and Mack.
(c) Sammy and Milton.
(d) Shorty and Mack.

4. Corrina has not showered for __________________.
(a) a month.
(b) a few hours.
(c) more than a week.
(d) a couple days.

5. What is Corrina doing when Tiger and Lonnie leave for work?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Picking beans in the garden.
(c) Watching TV.
(d) Taking a bubble bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Dorie Kay try to teach Lonnie to do?

2. Who calls to offer Tiger a job?

3. How does Tiger feel about her plan to move to Baton Rouge?

4. What does Tiger say to Aunt Dorie Kay that makes Aunt Dorie Kay get tearful?

5. Shorty and Milton mock Lonnie when he tells Mrs. Thompson that ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aunt Dorie Kay advise Tiger regarding how she hurt Jesse and why regret is a negative thing?

2. Why is Shorty so angry when Mrs. Thompson takes Lonnie's advice over his?

3. What does Lonnie prove are his positive characteristics?

4. What is the scene at the Parker home when Tiger and Magnolia arrive?

5. What does Tiger learn about racial disparity when spending time with Magnolia?

6. What are Tiger's feelings about moving to Baton Rouge with Aunt Dorie Kay?

7. How does the author show that Tiger craves a sophisticated lifestyle but still has a lot to learn about living in the city?

8. To what does Tiger compare they way people in town treat her parents?

9. What does Tiger note regarding her grief for Granny and the hurt that Aunt Dorie Kay feels about her strained relationship with Granny?

10. What happens between her parents that makes Tiger reconsider moving to Baton Rouge with Aunt Dorie Kay?

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