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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 Lou Ann wear to bed the night Angel leaves her?
2. What type of vegetable does Lou Ann buy after her mother and grandmother end their visit in Chapter 4?
3. What does Mattie talk about on television?
4. What is Mama's profession?
5. What is it that causes girls to drop out of Taylor's school in Kentucky?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Lou Ann's fearful dream of Dwayne Ray. What does Lou Ann think about this?
2. Why is Lou Ann waiting for Taylor when she returns from her trip to the desert? What does Lou Ann have to say?
3. Has Taylor's character evolved by Chapter 12? Explain.
4. Describe the contents of the package that Lou Ann receives from Angel. What does Lou Ann think of this package?
5. What pops into Taylor's head when a priest comes to visit Mattie in Chapter 6? Explain this situation.
6. What does Esteban suggest to Taylor after realizing that she is judgmental of Esperanza's actions?
7. What did Taylor have to let go of in Chapter 17? Why?
8. What does Mattie give to Taylor and Turtle at the beginning of Chapter 3? Why?
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 significance of the Tug Fork water?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Relationships are a large part of the novel. Choose a relationship to analyze. Answer the following questions: What is the driving force behind this relationship? Do these characters get along? Why or why not? How has this relationship help the form the personality of each character involved?
Essay Topic 2
What do you believe is the overarching theme of the novel as a whole? Why? Describe this theme.
Essay Topic 3
It could be argued that the author takes a feminist's view of the world in the novel. Do you believe that the tone of the novel is that of a feminist? Why or why not? Be sure to include in text citations to support your claim.
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