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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. In 2003, how much does Hank give Ever to do security at the powwow?

2. When did Araceli stop claiming Ever as a cousin?

3. In 1999 after Sissy graduates from nursing school, where does she say that she would like to travel someday?

4. Where is Leander incaracerated in 2008?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leander remember about his mother?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How are Ever and Jimena treated when they come back to the U.S. from visiting his grandparents in Mexico?

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

9. How does Araceli know Jimena?

10. Why does Quinton not help Ever do security at the powwow in 2003?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hayes Shade meets Ever when he visits Hayes’ store. Why does Hayes feel a connection to Ever, and how does that lead to his trying to help the boy?

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

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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