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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 the pyschiatrist tell Izzy to call her?

2. Why does Antonia need to go to Massachusetts?

3. What information does the Sheriff give Antonia?

4. Who is Dorothy?

5. How does Roger react to Antonia's inside information?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kim suggest to Izzy?

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

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

4. Why does Antonia leave Athol early?

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

6. Who is Beth Trotter?

7. Why does Antonia call the Open Door Clinic?

8. What does Estela name her baby?

9. Who is Dr. Kane?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay explaining Antonia’s attitude toward people and relationships, particularly after the death of her husband. Does her attitude change throughout the narrative? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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