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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 are the names of the priests who pray with Jimena when she is pregnant?

2. Where do Ever and Lonnie go for a prewedding honeymoon?

3. In 2003, where is Ever staying in 2003?

4. How many pregnancy tests does Jimena buy when she and Ever return from seeing his grandparents in Mexico?

5. Who does Sissy meet at the laundromat and invite to come to her graduation party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Araceli's father tell her about her uncle Everardo?

2. What does Leander draw when he attends a meeting to see if he can attend Eisenhower High?

3. How is the birth of Turtle Faith Geimausaddle a time of healing for her family?

4. How did Ever get a regular discharge from the Army?

5. What signs does Sissy see that Lonnie might be unfaithful to her brother?

6. Where does Turtle go after Sissy's graduation ceremony from nursing school?

7. What is Lonnie's history?

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

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

10. Why is Sissy busy in 1999?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vincent has been an alcoholic for many years. When and why does Vincent quit drinking? How does quitting drinking help him reconnect with his family?

Essay Topic 2

Ever and Lonnie meet on a cruise night in Tahlequah. Why does their relationship fail?

Essay Topic 3

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Ever’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and transformation?

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