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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. Antonia's mom perks up and promises to take them on a picnic to Cherokee Reservoir. What happens?

2. When Jazz shows up at the peer counseling session, she has skipped her lunch period to do what?

3. What has Jazz done to her new Levis that upsets Mrs. Luther?

4. Where does Michael think that Mrs. Luther might be taking them after she finds Antonia's mother?

5. Why can Antonia not take a bus to get to her family when they are holed up after leaving home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jazz's problem with Mrs. Bartoli?

2. What problem does Antonia run into after taking Chuckie to the emergency room?

3. What is the significance of the brownie that Antonia brings home from school?

4. What happens when Antonia's mom decides to take the kids on a picnic?

5. Why does Jazz suggest that Shelly committed suicide?

6. Who is Shelly and what is her significance to the book?

7. Why does Antonia feel overwhelmed when she returns home after her first day of peer counseling?

8. Why does Jazz hate her mother?

9. What was Michael's role in helping antonia locate her family?

10. What is the significance of the smell of bacon and eggs to Antonia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Abeytas are a kind, compassionate, loving people who provide a foster home for Antonia and her brothers. Discuss Antonia's reactions to the Abeytas. Compare and contrast Antonia's reactions to the reactions of her brothers.

Essay Topic 2

Telling the truth versus telling lies is a theme that comes up over and over in the book. Give three examples from the text where a character does not tell the whole truth. Take each of these examples and illustrate the impact that the lie has on the person telling it.

Essay Topic 3

While Ram is a secondary character, he is integral to the book as a whole. Who is Ram? What is he like? What is his importance to the overall structure of the novel?

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