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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Turtle get the last $500 for her house in 1976?
(a) From Vincent.
(b) From Lena.
(c) Fundraising by Lucia and Javier.
(d) From Turtle and Everardo's siblings.

2. How many absences can Turtle have from the Skill Center where she is taking general-office-clerk classes before she will be asked to leave?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. When Vincent drives to the liquor store but does not buy any alcohol, how many cars does he watch come and go?
(a) At least 20.
(b) 5.
(c) About 10.
(d) 15.

4. How tall is Everardo in 1990?
(a) 5 feet 10.
(b) 6 feet 1.
(c) 6 feet.
(d) 5 feet 3.

5. In 1995, how many sandwiches does Ever make every morning before he goes off to work?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vincent's favorite alcohol to drink before he quit?

2. What does Lucia give Everardo as he and his family drive away?

3. After Everardo is beaten by the police, where does he end up in the hospital?

4. What job does Everardo have after his kidney transplant?

5. How many acres of land north of Carnegie does Vincent lease to a farmer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lila have to get Ever in 1990?

2. What does Ever read while he is staying with his father in 1990?

3. Where does Ever get a job in 1995 and what does he do?

4. Why does Vincent quit drinking?

5. What does Vincent have and do when he picks up Ever and Quinton from school the first time?

6. Why does Vincent not pick up the boys after school one day?

7. Where does Turtle get a job after Everardo is nearly beaten to death and why does she like it?

8. What do Quinton and Ever spend their per cap payments on?

9. Why does Turtle asks her father if she and her family can stay with him for a month?

10. After Everardo's bout in the hospital, why does TG&Y want to fire Turtle, and why does she not get fired?

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