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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. Who owns the ranch and the shack where the Larkins live?

2. What is Janey's last name?

3. What booth particularly interests Janey at the fair?

4. Who says "Rivers of water in a dry place" to describe the riverbank?

5. What does Janey find when she takes a walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the image on the blue willow plate?

2. Who is Bounce Reyburn and how do the Larkins encounter him?

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

4. What conclusion does Janey come to regarding Lupe's skin color?

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

6. Where is Janey invited to go with the Romeros?

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

8. 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?

9. How does Janey finally decide to spend her own nickel?

10. What is Bounce's secretive behavior about the rent and why does Janey not like him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in America during the Great Depression. What precedents do these women feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? How were their lives significantly more difficult than the lives of 21st century women?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Janey learns from her mother? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Janey always recall about her mother from their experiences in California during the Great Depression?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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