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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. Where does Emelina's husband work?
(a) In the mine.
(b) At the lumber mill.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) On the railroad.

2. Where do Codi and Hallie sleep?
(a) In their parents' bed.
(b) In their own beds.
(c) Together in one bed.
(d) Together on the floor.

3. Who was the father of Codi's baby?
(a) Homer.
(b) J.T.
(c) Carlo.
(d) Loyd.

4. What does Homer do to combat his advancing Alzheimer's?
(a) He tries to remember dates.
(b) He does crossword puzzles.
(c) He tries to memorize the state capitals.
(d) Nothing. He has already given up hope.

5. Why is Loyd unable to make the trip he planned with Codi?
(a) He is injured.
(b) His car breaks down.
(c) His mother is ill.
(d) He is called in to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Homer Noline decides to forbid an activity for Codi and Hallie because there are "too many" what?

2. Who is having the flashback in chapter 3?

3. Who is having the flashback in Chapter 10?

4. Codi lost a baby when she was how old?

5. Where was Hallie when she wrote the first letter Codi receives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Loyd drive Codi to Tucson in Chapter 24?

4. How does Codi react to the news that one of her students is pregnant and dropping out of school?

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

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

7. What does Codi discover about the condition of the river in Chapter 11?

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

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

10. What about Codi confuses her father when she confronts him about the tombstone in Chapter 15?

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