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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 Loyd invite Codi?
(a) Chiapas.
(b) Whiteriver.
(c) Black Mountain.
(d) Tucson.

2. What does Uda give Codi to bring to her father?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A card.
(d) A pie.

3. What is the name of Emelina's husband?
(a) Homer.
(b) J.T.
(c) Loyd.
(d) Carlo.

4. Who tells Codi where her family is really from?
(a) Uda.
(b) Viola.
(c) Loyd.
(d) Dosa Althea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Homer find Codi and Hallie?

2. What do the mine owners plan to do to the river?

3. What is the name of Loyd's dog?

4. What is the reason that Codi thinks she felt out of place in high school?

5. What is an important Mexican holiday that is celebrated in Grace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Codi realize during her artwork-selling trip to Tucson?

3. What does Codi realize during Hallie's funeral?

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

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

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

7. What is the attitude of Codi's father about her relationship with Loyd?

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

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

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

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