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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 does Christine use to break into her car?

2. What is Aunt Ida's favorite soap opera?

3. Aunt Ida asks Christine to give her _____ good reason(s) why she is happy her daughter returns.

4. What does Christine wear to sneak out of the hospital of Chapter One?

5. Lee helps Christine when some boys dare her to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rayona describe what happens when Evelyn meets Father Tom?

2. Why does Christine come to despise Dayton?

3. How does Christine act when they bring her into the hospital for her latest drinking binge and she gets her serious diagnosis?

4. What is Dayton and Lee's relationship like?

5. What happens when Christine grabs her plastic bags of clothes and runs from Aunt Ida's house?

6. Why does Christine never have a second child?

7. How is Rayona treated by Foxy and Annabelle after she arrives at Aunt Ida's house?

8. What does Christine discover about Dayton?

9. What does Christine do for Rayona that she thinks proves she is a good mother?

10. Why does Christine return to Aunt Ida's while Rayona is in school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dorris' use of humor and irony throughout the novel. How does the humor provide an important counterpoint to the raw emotions of the novel? How do humor and irony add to the poignancy of these women's stories?

Essay Topic 2

Is The Yellow Raft in Blue Water a testament to the strength of family ties, or a cautionary tale about the tangled web of family legacies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss in detail two or three scenes that show the clash of cultures and what impact it has on the characters involved.

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