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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 Antonia tell Dr. Kane to do?

2. What is the message the Sheriff leaves for Antonia?

3. Who calls Antonia when she is talking to Dorothy?

4. in what tense is the beginning of Chapter 10 narrated?

5. What did Mona specifically tell Kim not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antonia call the Open Door Clinic?

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

3. Who is Dot?

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

5. What inside information does Sheriff Boyer give Antonia?

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

7. Who is Beth Trotter?

8. Why does Izzy agree to seek professional treatment?

9. What does Estela name her baby?

10. How does Izzy die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the topic of mental illness in the novel. How does the author present mental illness in relation to the storyline in which the sisterhood is concerned about the eldest, Izzy, and her potential bipolar disorder? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Antonia’s relationship with her late husband, Sam. What important lessons and skills does she learn from Sam? What impact does Sam have on her life?

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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