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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 year was the dial-up phone system installed in Taylor's hometown?
2. What type of car backfires while Taylor is working on it?
3. What is Lou Ann's regular ritual?
4. Where did Mattie get her purple beans?
5. Why does Taylor stop working at the Burger Derby?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, Esteban tells a story. What is his story about, and at what point in the chapter does he decide to include it? Why do you believe he does this?
2. What does Taylor do before Esteban and Esperanza say goodbye? Why does she do this?
3. What changes can be observed in Esteban and Esperanza as they travel deeper into the Cherokee nation during Chapter 15?
4. What type of store does Mattie own and how did it get its name?
5. What is Lou Ann's reaction to the adoption situation that takes place in Chapter 13?
6. Turtle says "Mama" when seeing something in connection with a burial. How does Taylor handle this?
7. Describe the incident in the garden between Taylor, Lou Ann and Turtle in Chapter 10.
8. What pops into Taylor's head when a priest comes to visit Mattie in Chapter 6? Explain this situation.
9. 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?
10. What is the only way that Esteban and Esperanza would be able to stay in the states? What is the problem with this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Maternal qualities are presented throughout the novel. Do you think Taylor possess some maternal qualities? Is this something important to Taylor? Does she work to build on her maternal instincts? Could her relationship with her own mother influenced these maternal qualities?
Essay Topic 3
What do you believe is the overarching theme of the novel as a whole? Why? Describe this theme.
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