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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 were Jimena's parents when they married?

2. Where is Jimena's baby born?

3. What type of vehicle does Araceli drive to take her grandparents to see Jimena and Ever's daughter?

4. What does Leander throw through a window when he is trying to deal with a boy who is an OKC Crip in 2008?

5. Where does Sissy get a job after she finishes her nurse's training?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who plans Lonnie and Ever's wedding?

2. What do Jimena and Ever do to try to heal their baby in utero?

3. What does Leander remember about his mother?

4. Why does Araceli say that she stops claiming Ever as a cousin?

5. After Sissy's graduation party, why does Sissy kick Lonnie out of the house?

6. What signs are there that Lonnie is doing meth after Ever has been in South Korea a couple months?

7. What does Leander do one morning when Ever is upset that Leander is taking too long to go to his GED class?

8. What is Lonnie's history?

9. How does Lonnie's family react when she tells them she is getting married?

10. At the wedding, what are Sissy's thoughts when the minister says, "Speak now or forever hold your peace" (130)?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Sissy feels regret and guilt that she did not stop Ever’s marriage to Lonnie. Why does Sissy feel regret and guilt that she did not stop Ever’s marriage to Lonnie?

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