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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 much older is Mai's brother than she is?

2. What homework does an eighth grader ask Willow to give him in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 2, what color hair does WIllow say that her mom has?

4. Where does Duke drive at the end of Chapter 25?

5. Where are lemurs found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jairo Hernandez decide to do in Chapter 13 and why?

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

3. How did Jimmy and Roberta die?

4. How does Willow describe her grandmother?

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

6. What does Willow observe about Lenore Cole when she first sees her?

7. What is Pattie Nguyen's background?

8. In Chapter 21, what do sleeping arrangement for the Nguyen family have to do with Quang-ha being mad that Willow is staying with them?

9. How does Mai get Willow to stay with her and her family in Chapter 18?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses various points of view in the novel to reveal Willow and who she is. Analyze the impact of the author’s choices of how she introduces and develops Willow’s character.

Essay Topic 2

Willow plants the acorn that Mai gives her. What is the significance of Willow planting the acorn?

Essay Topic 3

The garden project at the apartment building is an important factor in Willow learning to deal with her new life. How does the garden project help Willow, and why do plants play an important role in her life?

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