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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 relationship between Homer Noline and Codi and Hallie?

2. Where have Codi and Hallie been playing in Chapter 1?

3. How much does Codi think her father knows about her situation?

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

5. Where does Homer find Codi and Hallie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene when Codi lost her baby.

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

3. When asked for a number to call back, whom does the caller suggest Homer contact?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Codi come to Grace in Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kingsolver employs a variety of literary devices in the novel---foreshadowing, symbolism, and so forth. Choose one of these devices, and explore its usage and effectiveness throughout the novel. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the concepts of family presented in the novel. How does Codi's perception of her family change throughout the novel? What factors contribute to her changing definition?

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