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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 results of genetic inbreeding in Grace are most apparent in what feature of the townsfolk?
(a) Their height.
(b) Their skin tone.
(c) Their hair color.
(d) Their eyecolor.

2. Why did Codi leave her career field?
(a) She wanted to go back to school.
(b) She was getting ready to move.
(c) She lost her nerve during a crisis.
(d) She had an argument with her supervisor.

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

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

5. In what subject does Codi have a degree?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Education.
(c) Environmental science.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Loyd invite Codi?

2. Where does Emelina's husband work?

3. The group oppressing the farmers is supported by what government?

4. Why did Homer and his wife elope?

5. How long has the narrator been away from the town where she grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have Homer's attitudes about the people in Grace affected Codi's life?

2. Where do Codi and Loyd spend Christmas?

3. What does the unknown caller tell Homer in Chapter 20?

4. What does the Stitch and Bitch Club do to raise money to fight the mining company?

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

6. What is the cause of the unhealthy appearance of the orchard trees?

7. Describe Emelina's family.

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

9. Describe Hallie's funeral.

10. Who are the Nolinas?

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