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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 the name of Willow's kindergarten teacher?

2. How long does Willow last her first day in middle school?

3. In Chapter 1, what color is the picnic table outside Fosters Freeze?

4. In Chapter 9, what grade is Mai in in school?

5. What is the name of the salon that Mai's mother operates?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, how do students begin to treat Willow differently?

3. Why does Duke change Quang-ha's classification in Chapter 11?

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

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

6. What is the place like where Mai and her family live?

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

8. What does Duke see when he drives past the Chance house in Chapter 25?

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

10. What is Pattie Nguyen's background?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Only one piece of metal is left intact after the accident that kills Roberta and Jimmy. What is written on that piece of metal, and why is it ironic that that is the only piece that remains unscathed?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is told from several different points of view. Analyze the author’s choice to change point of view from first person to third person and how this affects what readers know about characters as well as how it affect the plot.

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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