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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. Where does Emelina's husband work?

2. Emelina is organizing a fiesta for what holiday?

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

4. With what disease is the narrator's father afflicted?

5. Who is watching Codi and Hallie in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Codi and Loyd go to the cockfight?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What triggers Codi's classroom tirade in Chapter 21?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Homer Noline is a character who lived a life of illusion. Explore the various ways in which he constructed the life he wanted to live and attempted to break from the reality that dissatisfied him. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of parenthood in the novel and how it relates to the development of Codi's character. How did the early loss of her mother and the subsequent loss of her own child affect Codi? How does Homer's parenting affect her? What does parenthood mean? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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