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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 Lupe ask Janey when they meet?

2. Why does the family decide to walk to their outing?

3. How long has Lupe's family lived in their house?

4. Who appears at the Larkins' shack at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. Who is Lupe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lupe Romero and how does Janey encounter her?

2. What does Dad say about work on the ranch that disappoints Janey?

3. What exhibits do Janey and Lupe look at at the fair and why does Lupe reason that Janey wants to stay by herself in the library booth?

4. Why is paying rent good news for Janey?

5. What does Mom give to Janey to take to the fair?

6. What is the significance of the blue willow plate to Janey?

7. What is unspoken between Janey and Lupe regarding the ride ticket that Lupe gives Janey?

8. How could Janey's comment about Lupe's skin be considered prejudiced?

9. What does Mom say at the riverbank that surprises Janey for its poetry?

10. What is known about Janey's mother and the woman she calls Mom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the lives of Janey and Lupe. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in BLUE WILLOW. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Janey. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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