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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 favor does Antonia ask of Roger regarding Estela?

2. Why does Antonia need to go to Massachusetts?

3. Who is Beth Trotter?

4. What does Dr. Kane report to Antonia over the phone?

5. Why is Estela unavailable when she calls Mario?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Estela move in with?

2. What favor does Antonia ask of Roger after she talks to Sheriff Boyer?

3. What does Kim suggest to Izzy?

4. Why does Antonia call the Open Door Clinic?

5. Why does Sheriff Boyer show up at Antonia's house?

6. Why does Antonia leave Athol early?

7. Who is Dr. Kane?

8. Why does Mona call Antonia early in the morning in a panic?

9. Who is Kim?

10. Why does Antonia stay at an Airbnb in Athol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's relationship to literature. What is her history with literature, and in what ways is it clear that literature is her passion? In what ways does it show up in her daily life, and in what ways does it directly inform her life and decisions? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's relationship to and understanding of her sister, Izzy. What does she think about Izzy, and why is she concerned about her older sister up until her death? What is the nature of their relationship as the two oldest? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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