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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. What does the doctor say about Turtle's health in Chapter 8?
(a) That he thinks she is sick.
(b) That it is best for Turtle to visit another doctor do to her illness.
(c) That she is perfectly healthy.
(d) She suffers from depression.

2. Why does Granny Logan want to baptize Dwayne Ray in specific water?
(a) Because the water is from a religious journey.
(b) Because Granny Logan believes the water has magical powers.
(c) Because Lou Ann was baptized in the same water.
(d) Because the water has been blessed.

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

4. From what point of view is Chapter Two narrated?
(a) First Person.
(b) Limited Omniscient.
(c) Third Person.
(d) Omniscient.

5. What type of car does Taylor buy after she decides to leave home?
(a) Volkswagon jetta.
(b) Ford pickup truck.
(c) Volkswagon bug.
(d) Chevy.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the baptism water come?

2. What is the name of Lou Ann's cat?

3. What type of car backfires while Taylor is working on it?

4. Who did Lou Ann's brother marry?

5. Into which type of container does Granny Logan place Dwayne Ray's baptism water?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the circumstances that caused Taylor to decide to leave the Burger Derby.

3. Is Taylor an independent person? Explain.

4. Why does Taylor believe that the Cherokee nation would be a good place for Esteban and Esperanza to stay?

5. What is the significance of the Tug Fork water?

6. Describe Taylor's first meeting with Lou Ann.

7. What does Lou Ann constantly show her mother regarding Mexican Americans? Why does Lou Ann do this?

8. Describe Lou Ann's character at the beginning of Chapter 2.

9. Taylor begins looking for a roommate in Chapter 5. Describe the people Taylor meets after searching the want ads.

10. What does Taylor notice about Esperanza's face? When does she notice this?

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