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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that Hallie has left to go where?
(a) Peru.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Bolivia.

2. Why is the town of Grace planning to sue the mining company?
(a) A small child from Grace fell into a mineshaft and died.
(b) A dam is being built that will divert the river, killing the orchards in Grace.
(c) The men who work in the mines are contracting mysterious illnesses.
(d) The company owes the town money.

3. Where was Hallie when she wrote the first letter Codi receives?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Chiapas.
(d) Dallas.

4. To which Native American tribe does the father of Codi's baby belong?
(a) Iroquois.
(b) Chippewa.
(c) Apache.
(d) Cherokee.

5. What do Codi and Loyd visit en route to Whiteriver?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) An Aztec shrine.
(c) An ancient Native American village.
(d) A zoo with exotic animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Codi's mother die?

2. How long were the narrator and her lover together?

3. Where is Codi's father when she arrives at his house for the first time since returning to Grace?

4. What is the name of Codi and Hallie's mother?

5. When Codi and Hallie were children, who used to babysit them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Codi quit practicing medicine?

2. How does Codi become a small-town heroine in Chapter 11?

3. How did Loyd's brother die?

4. In Homer's flashback, in Chapter 3, why are Codi and Hallie stuck in an arroyo?

5. Describe the scene that is presented at the beginning of Chapter 1.

6. Why does Codi come to Grace in Chapter 2?

7. What is Loyd's reaction when Codi tells him about their lost baby?

8. Describe the scene when Codi lost her baby.

9. What does Hallie tell Codi in her last letter?

10. Whom did Codi tell about the incident that occurred when she was 15?

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