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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 time does Lonnie get home one night in 1999 when the McDonald's manager drives her home?

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

3. When Lonnie is messing around with someone at her work, where does she go to work next in 1999?

4. In 1999, where does Lonnie Nowater work?

5. In 1999, what is Sissy training to do as a career?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Ever and Jimena learn about her baby when she is eight months pregnant?

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

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

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

7. Why is Sissy busy in 1999?

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

9. What problems do Araceli and her grandparents have when they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico?

10. How does Araceli know Jimena?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

In 1995, Turtle distances herself from her children. How and why does Turtle distance herself from her children?

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