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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 is the woman who now takes care of Janey?

2. What is Janey's last name?

3. What does Lupe give to Janey because she thinks that Janey doesn't have any money?

4. What does Bounce sign after Dad writes it?

5. What does Janey's father insist that Janey do every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Janey decide not to make any effort to see if there are any kids living in the Mexican family nearby?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding the willow plate in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How old is Janey Larkin and what is she doing as the novel begins?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Bounce Reyburn. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Bounce's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mr. Anderson. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Mr. Anderson's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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