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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Taylor returns home from a hard day at work for Mattie. What is Lou Ann reading when Taylor arrives home?
(a) A book on divorce.
(b) A self help book.
(c) A baby name book.
(d) A gossip magazine.

2. How many days does Taylor work at the Burger Derby?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) One week.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

4. What does Angel do with the baptism water?
(a) He pours it down the drain.
(b) He drinks it.
(c) He takes the water to a priest.
(d) He trys to baptize Dwayne Ray.

5. Where does Chapter 3 take place?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lou Ann reminded of when she sees Jesus is Lord Used Tires?

2. What is the problem with Taylor's car?

3. How does Taylor begin to look for a roommate?

4. From what point of view is Chapter Two narrated?

5. What does Terry bring with him when he visits Mattie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Bobby Bingo tells Lou Ann that "Whatever you want the most, it's going to be the worst thing for you." How does Lou Ann feel about this?

2. Describe the steps in which Taylor attempts to build a "family".

3. Explain why Lou Ann falls for Angel.

4. What is Lou Ann reading at the end of Chapter 6? Why?

5. What are Lou Ann's "routines"? And why does she perform them?

6. Describe the incident in the garden between Taylor, Lou Ann and Turtle in Chapter 10.

7. Taylor is unhappy about her mother's impending marriage. Lou Ann tells Taylor that her mother needs to live her own life. What does Lou Ann tell Taylor about her own mother? How does this relate to her advice?

8. What does Mattie give to Taylor and Turtle at the beginning of Chapter 3? Why?

9. How is Taylor feeling about being a mom in Chapter 7? Explain.

10. What does the social worker, Cynthia, tell Taylor in Chapter 13?

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