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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 does Jazz believe is her mother's motivation for living?

2. Jazz's friends make fun of the shoes that Antonia wears. What kind of shoes are they?

3. How does Antonia get Jazz to play the polonaise?

4. What does Antonia's mom say when she sees the cake?

5. When Jazz plays her favorite music, what memory does Antonia experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jazz think Antonia might not want to be seen with her?

2. Usually, Antonia hates heavy metal music, but after her mother was hospitalized, she listened to it at Jazz's house. How did she feel about it?

3. What does Mrs. Luther threaten to do if Jazz quits the piano, and how does this threat affect Jazz?

4. Why does Jazz feel guilty about her friends hearing her play?

5. Explain Jazz's head art.

6. Explain why Antonia tells Jazz that her foster family are ugly, evil little gones who keep them locked up?

7. Describe the Abeytas and their importance to the story.

8. How does Antonia describe her sense of isolation and loneliness after seeing her mother in the hospital?

9. Why does Jazz beg Antonia not to tell Jazz's friends about her playing the piano?

10. What does Jazz say about the definition of a dream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Antonia takes care of herself and her little brothers. Discuss why she is so reluctant to ask for help. How does her reluctance to share her problems create isolation? Give two examples of her isolation.

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of a few weeks, Antonia and Jazz develop a close relationship. Analyze the reasons that this relationship progresses from just peer counseling to friendship. Include in your answer the point at which you think the relationship makes the turn from peer-counseling to friendship.

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