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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 group oppressing the farmers is supported by what government?
(a) Cuba.
(b) The United States.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Honduras.

2. In Homer's flashback in Chapter 10, what has happened to Codi?
(a) She has run away.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is injured.
(d) She has dropped out of school.

3. Emelina is organizing a fiesta for what holiday?
(a) All Souls' Day.
(b) Columbus Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Labor Day.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Loyd unable to make the trip he planned with Codi?

2. How do Codi and Hallie see their father?

3. Where does Emelina's husband work?

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

5. What does Homer Noline decide to forbid Codi and Hallie to do, as he watches them sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. In his Chapter 10 flashback, how does Homer feel about Codi's situation?

2. What do Codi and Hallie ask their father when they get home after being rescued from the arroyo?

3. What does Codi do with the bundle of items from the funeral?

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

5. What has happened to the Apaches since gold was found in Grace?

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

7. Who are the Nolinas?

8. What happens when Codi confronts her father about the tombstone with her family name on it?

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

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

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