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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 is Turtle?

2. Where does Ever get a job in 1995?

3. How much money does Augustine bring Turtle after Everardo is beaten?

4. After Vincent cleans the empty whiskey bottles from his room, what does he use to mop the floors?

5. In 1976, how much money do Lila and Hank give Turtle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vincent quit drinking?

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

3. What does Turtle do in 1976 when she finds Everardo at a cousin's house half drunk?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Turtle bring VIncent when he wants to make gourd dance regalia for Ever and Quinton?

9. What happens when Sissy's boyfriend Tank abandons her after she gets pregnant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Turtle Faith Geimausaddle lives for three days. How and why does Turtle Faith’s life cause the family to reconcile?

Essay Topic 2

Jimena becomes pregnant. When does Jimena learn that her baby has a birth defect? What different ways do Ever and Jimena try to help their baby before she is born? Why is it not possible to heal the baby?

Essay Topic 3

Everardo is beaten by Mexican police. How do the police use their power to extort money and beat Everardo? How do they abuse their power and authority?

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