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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 does the doctor say about Turtle's health in Chapter 8?
2. When is Lou Ann's child due?
3. What does Mattie serve Turtle at Jesus is Lord Used Tires?
4. What makes Esteban stop his car abruptly?
5. How does Taylor begin to look for a roommate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the only way that Esteban and Esperanza would be able to stay in the states? What is the problem with this?
2. Describe Taylor's first meeting with Lou Ann.
3. Turtle says "Mama" when seeing something in connection with a burial. How does Taylor handle this?
4. How does Taylor come to realize that Edna Poppy is blind?
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 does Taylor learn about the park's name in Chapter 8? From whom does she learn this?
7. How does Taylor react to Cynthia's news in Chapter 13?
8. What is the significance of the Tug Fork water?
9. What type of store does Mattie own and how did it get its name?
10. Describe the conversation between Mattie and Taylor in Chapter 13, regarding Esteban and Esperanza.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel Taylor's perception of men is ambiguous. They do not seem to be an important part in her life. The novel's character list also consists mainly of women. It is not until Esteban is introduced that the reader meets a good man. After meeting Esteban, Taylor's ideas about men change. How do they change? What do you think the author is trying to suggest by her placement of men within the novel? Why?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 13, Taylor receives news that she may lose Turtle due to the legal adoption system. Taylor has grown attached to Turtle, yet it is still a tough decision as to whether or not she should give Turtle up to the authorities. Why is the decision so difficult for Taylor, given the knowledge on the relationship between Taylor and Turtle?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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