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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. Who is aware of the miscarriage, as far as Codi knows?
(a) Codi and Loyd.
(b) Only Codi.
(c) Codi and her father.
(d) Codi and Hallie.

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

3. Why is one of Codi's students dropping out of school?
(a) Her parents are moving.
(b) She is failing her classes.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She does not have the money for college.

4. Why did Homer and his wife elope?
(a) Her family did not approve of him.
(b) They did not elope.
(c) They did not have the money for a real wedding.
(d) It was more romantic to them.

5. Who is the narrator, starting in Chapter 2?
(a) The sister who did "go to war."
(b) An omniscient third party.
(c) The sister who did not "go to war."
(d) The girls' father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his flashback, why is Homer Noline searching for Codi and Hallie?

2. Hallie is working with farmers who are being destroyed by what group?

3. Who is having the flashback in Chapter 10?

4. Codi discovers a plot with what family name on it?

5. Codi feels that she could not survive what event?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Codi and Uda find while cleaning Homer's house?

2. What is contained in the letter from the school board that Codi receives in Chapter 23?

3. What does Loyd say to Codi about animal dreams?

4. How did Loyd's brother die?

5. Describe Codi's first day teaching at the school.

6. What does Codi realize because of the way she is treated by Loyd's family when they first meet her?

7. What happened to Codi when she was fifteen?

8. What does Codi discover about her family in Chapter 14?

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

10. Summarize the ten-year relationship between Codi and Carlo.

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