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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 is Dell Duke's first name?

2. Where did Dell Duke live before he moved to California?

3. What does Mai tell Duke that she wants in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 25, what does Duke see on the walkway by the Chance house?

5. In Chapter 22, how many library books does Willow have that need to be returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Duke use Winkleman's areas of evaluation to describe Willow after his session with her?

2. How did Jimmy and Roberta die?

3. What did Mai tell Duke that they needed to do in Chapter 16?

4. Why is WIllow called to the principal's office in Chapter 4?

5. Why does Pattie decide not to carry peacock-blue nail polish in her salon in Chapter 19?

6. Where does Willow find a place to sleep at the library in Chapter 26?

7. What happens shortly after Willow arrives at the Jamison Children's Center?

8. What does the taxi driver think about Willow when he picks her up in Chapter 12?

9. Why does Duke go to Mai's high school in Chapter 27?

10. In Chapter 1, why is there a police car parked at Willow's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Mai goes inside Willow’s house with her, she sees something that makes her decide to have Willow stay with her family. What does Mai see, and how does that influence her to want Willow to stay with her family?

Essay Topic 2

Pattie grew up in Vietnam, and she was the daughter of a Vietnamese woman and a black U.S. soldier. How does Pattie’s background influence her decision to care for Willow and the way that she treats Willow?

Essay Topic 3

Willow quotes a poem when she is at city hall. What does the poem mean, and what is the significance of Willow quoting the poem at that time?

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