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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 Estela say about Beth Trotter?

2. Who is Nancy?

3. What favor does Antonia ask of Roger regarding Estela?

4. What advice does Antonia give Roger?

5. Who does Antonia end up befriending out of a common bond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Beth Trotter?

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

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

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

5. What update does Beth Trotter give Antonia when she calls her in Athol?

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

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

8. What does Kim suggest to Izzy?

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

10. Who does Estela move in with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you analyze Antonia's mantra about "who is the most important." What is the significance of this philosophy, and at what moments does she employ it to make life decisions? Where does it often lead her? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's relationship with her sisters. What is the nature of the sisterhood? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

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