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

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

3. How does Taylor begin to look for a roommate?
(a) Asking around town.
(b) Searching for lonely people.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) The internet.

4. What does Taylor confess to Mattie in Chapter 3?
(a) That she is an ex-convict.
(b) That she cannot afford new tires.
(c) That she has stolen Turtle.
(d) That she has run away from home.

5. What is the profession of Bobby Bingo's son?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Car salesman.
(d) Shoe salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lou Ann's brother marry?

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

3. What is Mama's profession?

4. What was the name of the hotel Taylor stayed at for the Christmas season?

5. What pops into Taylor's head when the man brings the Spanish-speaking people to Mattie's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lou Ann believe to be Turtle's given name? Why?

2. What is Lou Ann's reaction to the adoption situation that takes place in Chapter 13?

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

4. Describe Taylor's course of action in leaving home after Newt Hardbine's tragedy.

5. What does Taylor learn about the park's name in Chapter 8? From whom does she learn this?

6. What is the only way that Esteban and Esperanza would be able to stay in the states? What is the problem with this?

7. Explain why Taylor and her passengers were stopped at the New Mexico border.

8. 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?

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

10. Explain Lou Ann's fearful dream of Dwayne Ray. What does Lou Ann think about this?

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