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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lou Ann believe the old woman gives her when they see each other at the market?
(a) The evil eye.
(b) A free tarot reading.
(c) An apple.
(d) A curse.

2. What animal is making the sound that the characters hear in Chapter 12?
(a) Toads.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Lions.

3. What point in the year is it in Chapter 10?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. Where is Mattie during the time of Esperanza's attempted suicide?
(a) The hospital.
(b) With Esperanza, at the clinic.
(c) A trip.
(d) The desert.

5. In Chapter 13, Mrs. Parsons signals to a flower. When does this flower bloom?
(a) In the daytime.
(b) Autumn.
(c) At night.
(d) Spring.

6. Why did Esperanza and Esteban need to look different in Chapter 16?
(a) They needed to pretend to be makeup artists.
(b) Because they need to look like stage performers.
(c) They needed to convince others that they are brother and sister.
(d) Because they needed people to believe that they were very poor.

7. Mattie informs Taylor that Esteban and Esperanza will move away. Where will they go?
(a) A Mongolian tent home.
(b) Back to their home.
(c) The beach.
(d) A safe house.

8. What did Esteban and Esperanza have to wear during the adoption meeting?
(a) Face makeup.
(b) Wigs.
(c) Old, grubby clothes.
(d) Elaborate costumes.

9. How much time does Lou Ann take off work to stay home with Taylor?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) A week.

10. What happened to Scotty?
(a) He killed himself.
(b) He committed murder.
(c) He died tragically.
(d) He made a lot of money and moved away.

11. What does Esteban grab for the two women when they are outside in Chapter 15?
(a) Food.
(b) Beads.
(c) Necklaces.
(d) Flowers.

12. Where will Taylor drive Esperanza Esteban in Chapter 13?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) New Mexico.

13. What is lying dead in the center line of the road as Taylor drives with Esteban and Esperanza late in the novel?
(a) A blue jay.
(b) A cardinal.
(c) A blackbird.
(d) A squirrel.

14. What school group was Scotty a part of?
(a) Harvesters.
(b) Nutters.
(c) None.
(d) Riders.

15. How does Lou Ann interpret travel?
(a) A trip somewhere exotic.
(b) A trip home.
(c) As the journey of life.
(d) As an extended stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Virgie Mae Parsons points to a flower in Chapter 13. What happens to the flower if it is touched?

2. Who is Cynthia?

3. What place had Lou Ann avoided since Dwayne Ray was born?

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

5. Lou Ann believes that Dwayne Ray will not live to see the year _____.

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