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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Emelina's husband?

2. Why is the town of Grace planning to sue the mining company?

3. Where did the narrator and her lover meet?

4. In Homer's flashback in Chapter 10, what has happened to Codi?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the scene that is presented at the beginning of Chapter 1.

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

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

5. How does Codi feel about her father's diagnosis of Alzheimer's?

6. Why are Codi and Hallie so tired in Chapter 1?

7. What decision does Homer make while watching Codi and Hallie sleep?

8. Who are the Nolinas?

9. Why doesn't Codi make it to Telluride?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore how Codi's isolation because of her mother's death and her father's prejudices affected her relationship with her sister. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Loyd and Carlo. What are the major differences between the two? What characteristics does Loyd have that make him a better match for Codi than Carlo? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

How did Homer's attitudes of racism and classism affect Codi's development as an individual? As a member of society? What does the author's attitude seem to be toward these prejudices? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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