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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. Who is Maritza?

2. What does Tilly want Antonia to do in regard to Izzy?

3. Where does Tilly live?

4. In what narration in the book written?

5. How many siblings does Antonia have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Vivian?

2. Where is Izzy planning on moving to?

3. What did Mario fail to tell Antonia about Estela?

4. Why is Mario grateful to Antonia?

5. Where does Estela stay when Antonia gets back from Tilly's?

6. Who is Kaspar?

7. What happens when Antonia goes back home from Illinois and parks her car in her garage?

8. Who is Officer Morgan?

9. Who is Mario?

10. What does Tilly tell Antonia Izzy plans on buying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the character of Sam based on Antonia's memory and descriptions of him. What kind of person was Sam? What kind of impact did he leave on the community?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's reluctance to take in Estela, even with the knowledge that she essentially has nowhere to go. What compels her to see that Estela is taken care of? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's role within the migrant, largely Hispanic, community in her small town. What role does she play in protecting community measures, and to what lengths does she go to ensure that they can survive? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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