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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Taylor confess to Mattie in Chapter 3?
(a) That she is an ex-convict.
(b) That she has stolen Turtle.
(c) That she has run away from home.
(d) That she cannot afford new tires.

2. Which character claims that they are on a "blind date with destiny" during a trip they are taking together?
(a) Mattie.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Esperanza.
(d) Lou Ann.

3. Esperanza and Esteban are originally from which country?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Peru.

4. What did Esperanza use in her attempt to commit suicide?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Vitamins.
(c) Baby aspirin.
(d) Cough medicine.

5. To where to Mattie, Taylor, Esteban and Esperanza go at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Ohio.
(b) The desert.
(c) The beach.
(d) The west coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was Roosevelt Park named?

2. What type of vehicle to does Mattie drive?

3. What is Lou Ann's regular ritual?

4. What does Lou Ann's cat like to do?

5. What is the significance of the day that Mattie, Taylor, Esperanza and Esteban travel in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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