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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Taylor chosen for the job in her hometown?
(a) She had been promoted from a previous job.
(b) She was best qualified for the job.
(c) She was the first student to ask.
(d) She promised to do a good job if chosen.

2. What words does Lou Ann use to describe Taylor in Chapter 5?
(a) Loving, caring.
(b) Naive, lovely.
(c) Smart, cute, skinny.
(d) Tall, lanky, pretty.

3. What name does Lou Ann believe is Turtle's birth name?
(a) Ashley.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) August.

4. What is Lou Ann reminded of when she sees Jesus is Lord Used Tires?
(a) Newt Hardbine.
(b) Her church.
(c) Her first car.
(d) Her childhood home in Kentucky.

5. What type of town does the narrator find herself in while in Oklahoma?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Hope.

6. What is it that causes girls to drop out of Taylor's school in Kentucky?
(a) Severe Illnesses.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Poor Grades.
(d) Pregnancy.

7. What is Lou Ann thinking of while she nurses Dwayne Ray?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Her baptism.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Angel.

8. Which literary theme is prevalent throughout Chapter 2?
(a) Love.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Teen pregancy.

9. In addition to the doctor's comment about Turtle's health, he discovers something else after reading her X-rays. What does he find?
(a) Turtle has "failure to thrive".
(b) Turtle is missing a rib.
(c) Turtle has scoliosis.
(d) Turtle has "failure to launch".

10. Where are Taylor and Turtle living?
(a) With Mattie.
(b) In the basement of the Burger Derby.
(c) In a mall.
(d) At a hotel.

11. Where in Arizona does Chapter Two take place?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Tuscon.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Tempe.

12. When is Lou Ann's child due?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

13. What does Mattie promise Taylor in Chapter 6?
(a) To show her how to fix her transmission.
(b) To show her how to do a tune-up.
(c) To show her how to fix her ignition.
(d) To show her how to change her oil.

14. What is Mrs. Parsons' view about aliens?
(a) There are dead alien bodies in Roswell.
(b) That they should be returned to their native countries.
(c) They mostly come from Mars.
(d) That they are horrible people.

15. Mattie attempts to persuade Taylor to work for her but Taylor has a fear of tires. What does Mattie throw into the deal in order to persuade Taylor to work for her?
(a) A new place to live.
(b) Candy for Turtle.
(c) Free food.
(d) Two new tires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esperanza and Esteban are originally from which country?

2. What did Mattie buy for Turtle in Chapter 6?

3. What date is it when Chapter 3 begins?

4. What is also on the headstone of Lou Ann's father?

5. From where does the baptism water come?

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