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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Taylor try to chase outside after she returns from her trip?
(a) Angel.
(b) A bird.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A cat.

3. What did Edna Poppy his the "bad man" with?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) Her cane.

4. What does "Esperanza" mean?
(a) Hope.
(b) Peace.
(c) Love.
(d) Beauty.

5. Where are Esteban and Taylor curled up in Chapter 9?
(a) Outside.
(b) Taylor's bed.
(c) The floor.
(d) The sofa.

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

7. What does Taylor do when she wakes up next to Esteban?
(a) Kisses his hand.
(b) Cries.
(c) Wakes up disgusted.
(d) Curls next to him and falls back to sleep.

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

9. What does Esteban believe to be the symbol of the United States?
(a) A flag.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A lion.
(d) An eagle.

10. What will happen to the national bird of Esteban's country if caged?
(a) It will reproduce.
(b) It will die.
(c) It will live a long life.
(d) It will no longer grow.

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

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

13. How long will it be before legal action is taken regarding Turtle's adoption?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) A few days.

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

15. Virgie Mae Parsons points to a flower in Chapter 13. What happens to the flower if it is touched?
(a) It grows larger.
(b) It shrivels.
(c) It blossoms.
(d) Other flowers will bloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Guatemalan police use telephones and electricity for?

2. Where does Turtle go while Taylor was away with Mattie, Esteban and Esperanza?

3. Who do Lou Ann and her brother look to in order to view the future?

4. How many times a week does Taylor visit Cynthia?

5. To whom does Lou Ann's horoscope state she will listen?

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