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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 Lou Ann talk about in length as she and Taylor eat dinner
(a) Angel.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Strange ways for people to die.
(d) Roller coasters.

2. What pops into Taylor's head when the man brings the Spanish-speaking people to Mattie's?
(a) A poem.
(b) The first amendment.
(c) A song.
(d) Spanish food.

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

4. What did Angel lose in the car accident?
(a) His arm.
(b) His hearing.
(c) His sight.
(d) His leg.

5. In addition to the doctor's comment about Turtle's health, he discovers something else after reading her X-rays. What does he find?
(a) Turtle is missing a rib.
(b) Turtle has "failure to thrive".
(c) Turtle has "failure to launch".
(d) Turtle has scoliosis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Granny Logan want to baptize Dwayne Ray in specific water?

4. Where did Taylor work while living in Kentucky?

5. What type of vegetable does Lou Ann buy after her mother and grandmother end their visit in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pops into Taylor's head when a priest comes to visit Mattie in Chapter 6? Explain this situation.

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

3. What changes can be observed in Esteban and Esperanza as they travel deeper into the Cherokee nation during Chapter 15?

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

8. Describe the contents of the package that Lou Ann receives from Angel. What does Lou Ann think of this package?

9. Why does Angel agree to move back in with Lou Ann?

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

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