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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. How old is Ever in 1986?

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

3. In 1986, how many teachers does it take to get Ever into school?

4. How far are Everardo and his familfy from the border when they are stopped by the police as they drive back to the U.S.?

5. Where is Everardo transported when his kidneys fail in 1981?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Turtle call her mother in 1976 after a trip to Mexico?

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

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

5. Why does Hayes Shade give Ever a booger mask?

6. Why does Vincent quit drinking?

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

8. How do Quinton and Ever get per cap payments?

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

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

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Calling for a Blanket Dance, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different chapters?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections told? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow Hokeah to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important information about Ever to readers?

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