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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Esteban stop his car abruptly?

2. What does Mattie talk about on television?

3. Taylor, Esteban, Esperanza and Mattie take a short trip. While others are swimming, what is Esperanza obsessed with?

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

5. What does Lou Ann want to do after realizing that Angel has left her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Taylor discuss with Esperanza in Chapter 10?

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

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

4. Is Lou Ann surprised when she realizes that Angel has left her?

5. Why does Mattie toss the canister at Taylor in Chapter 6?

6. What does Lou Ann criticize Taylor for in Chapter 12?

7. Describe the conversation between Mattie and Taylor in Chapter 13, regarding Esteban and Esperanza.

8. How does Taylor feel about taking the food and drink from Mattie?

9. How does Taylor react to Cynthia's news in Chapter 13?

10. Explain the situation that takes place in the law office.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Taylor change throughout the novel? How do her ideas change, and which characters have spawned the most change in Taylor?

Essay Topic 2

Turtle facilitates many changes in Taylor's character throughout the novel, yet Turtle herself is not a highly developed character. Why do you think this is? Could Turtle be a representative for something else? If so, what?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, the reader sees a change in Lou Ann's character. She tells Taylor of a dream that she has. An angel comes to her and tells her that Dwayne Ray will not live to see the year 2000. Lou Ann also reads her horoscope that says she will take advice from a stranger. Lou Ann believes that this stranger is the angel. What do you believe to be the significance of these events?

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