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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Codi and Loyd pass on their last trip to Whiteriver?
(a) A pasture and dairy farm.
(b) An abandoned mine and alfalfa fields.
(c) A factory and cornfields.
(d) A hospital and alfalfa fields.

2. Why does Codi's father feel remorseful in his Chapter 10 flashback?
(a) The loss of his wife.
(b) Being angry with Codi.
(c) Leaving his daughters when they were young.
(d) Not helping Codi more.

3. Homer Noline's family were the offspring of which of the Gracela sisters?
(a) The brunette one.
(b) The red-haired one.
(c) The blonde one.
(d) The auburn-haired one.

4. What are Codi and Hallie doing when they are first introduced?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Playing.
(d) Crying.

5. What is the relationship between Homer Noline and Codi and Hallie?
(a) He is their father.
(b) He is their grandfather.
(c) He is their uncle.
(d) He is their brother.

6. What does Codi notice about the fruit trees?
(a) They are taller than she remembers.
(b) They look unhealthy.
(c) They look exceptionally healthy.
(d) They are ready to be harvested.

7. What does Homer Noline decide to forbid Codi and Hallie to do, as he watches them sleep?
(a) Get a puppy.
(b) Sleep at their friend's house.
(c) Participate in the holiday celebration.
(d) Go on a field trip with their class.

8. Why did Codi leave her career field?
(a) She lost her nerve during a crisis.
(b) She wanted to go back to school.
(c) She was getting ready to move.
(d) She had an argument with her supervisor.

9. How long were the narrator and her lover together?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fourteen years.
(d) Eighteen months.

10. The orchards are full of what birds?
(a) Quail.
(b) Geese.
(c) Peacocks.
(d) Swans.

11. When Codi and Hallie were children, who used to babysit them?
(a) Viola Domingos.
(b) Dosa Althea.
(c) Emelina.
(d) Uda Dell.

12. What flowers decorate the graves?
(a) Carnations.
(b) Roses.
(c) Marigolds.
(d) Lilies.

13. The narrator is leaving in Chapter 2 to go where?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Grace.

14. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 1?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) All Souls' Day.
(d) Thanksgiving.

15. What did Homer do for Codi when she lost her baby?
(a) Sent her to therapy.
(b) Hospitalized her.
(c) Prescribed painkillers for her.
(d) Gave her a prescription for birth control.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the baby's father at the time of Codi's miscarriage?

2. What does Emelina tell Codi was the real reason for her misfit status in school?

3. Who is having the flashback in Chapter 10?

4. Who is the narrator, starting in Chapter 2?

5. The Gracela sisters came from Spain to marry whom?

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