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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Loyd's brother die?
(a) He had a congenital illness.
(b) He was stabbed during a bar fight.
(c) He was killed in a railroad accident.
(d) He contracted black lung from working in the mines.

2. Where is Hallie buried?
(a) Grace.
(b) Nicaragua.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Illinois.

3. What does Codi receive from the school board in Chapter 23?
(a) A notice that her teaching license has expired.
(b) A notice of dismissal because of her unconventional teaching methods.
(c) An invitation to come back and teach for another year.
(d) Notice that disciplinary action will be taken against her for teaching the students about birth control.

4. What does Codi realize as a result of the way Loyd's family treats her?
(a) Nothing; they treat her the way her own family would.
(b) She occasionally does seem snobbish, without meaning to.
(c) She will always be a loner; no one will ever truly accept her.
(d) She has never felt such a sense of belonging.

5. What is Homer having trouble with, beginning in Chapter 15?
(a) Remembering to take his medication.
(b) Remembering his address and phone number.
(c) Recognizing his relatives.
(d) Distinguishing past from present.

6. Codi realizes that she is no longer that concerned with what?
(a) Being a teacher.
(b) Having a child.
(c) Being someone else's child.
(d) The environment.

7. What item, belonging to one of her students, causes Codi to give an emotional lecture about the environment in her class?
(a) A vinyl backpack.
(b) A disposable mechanical pencil.
(c) Stonewashed jeans.
(d) A styrofoam drinking cup.

8. Hallie's letters tell of illness and death in Nicaragua caused by what?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Plague.
(c) War.
(d) Famine.

9. What news does Codi receive in Chapter 24?
(a) Her father is dead.
(b) Hallie's body has been found.
(c) Codi is pregnant.
(d) Hallie is safe and returning home.

10. Why does Codi begin to cry in the car with Loyd in Chapter 24?
(a) The hitchhiker looks like Hallie.
(b) One of Codi's relatives is buried at the graveyard they pass.
(c) A young woman was killed in the automobile accident.
(d) The protesters are being repelled with tear gas.

11. According to Homer, people think it is the heart that suffers from emotional trauma, but it is really what organ?
(a) The liver.
(b) The brain.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The pancreas.

12. Who are the women of the Stitch and Bitch Club?
(a) The Pueblos.
(b) Las Gringas.
(c) The Peacock Ladies.
(d) The Gracela Sisters.

13. What happened to Codi as a result of the pictures Homer took of her?
(a) She is afraid of bright lights.
(b) Her eyesight is not good.
(c) She has a recurring dream of a bright light, followed by blindness.
(d) She hates having her picture taken.

14. Hallie's funeral is held under what kind of trees?
(a) Plum.
(b) Pear.
(c) Orange.
(d) Cherry.

15. How does Loyd feel about the loss of Codi's baby?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Codi's flight delayed so long?

2. Who tells Codi the myth of the badger?

3. Who stands beside Codi at the funeral?

4. Where do Codi and Loyd go in Chapter 27?

5. What item does Codi bring to Hallie's funeral?

(see the answer keys)

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