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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 moves in with Antonia?

2. What information does the Sheriff give Antonia?

3. Who vacates his room for Estela?

4. Why does Estela cry when Antonia leaves?

5. How is the Sheriff when he arrives at Antonia's after their call?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antonia leave Athol early?

2. Who is Dr. Kane?

3. Who calls Antonia in the middle of her conversation with Dot?

4. Why do the sisters keep congratulating each other after Izzy's intervention?

5. What favor does Izzy ask of Antonia via a voicemail?

6. Why does Estela want nothing to do with her baby?

7. Why does Izzy agree to seek professional treatment?

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

9. Why is Estela so giddy when Antonia picks her up at Roger's?

10. Why does Antonia ask Beth Trotter to let Estela stay with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Antonia's idea of the afterlife. What does she think about life or existence after death? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the ways in which Antonia's late husband continues to have an impact on the decisions and thoughts she has on a daily basis. Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss the ways in which Antonia processes grief throughout the novel. In the book Antonia loses both her husband and her sister; how does she process this grief, and what impact does it have on her daily life and her overall view of life itself? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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