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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 promise does Antonia's mom make to her after returning from the hospital?

2. What does Jazz's piano teacher look like?

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

4. When Antonia goes to visit her mother for the first time since she was hospitalized, what does Antonia take to give to her mother?

5. What kind of cake did Tillie help Jazz make for her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gregoire's effect on Jazz?

2. Explain Dr. DiLeo's pairing up of Antonia and Jazz. Who was counseling who and what was the ultimate result?

3. What impact does Antonia's first visit to see her mother in the hospital have on her?

4. Why does Jazz skip the competition and quit the piano?

5. Who is Ram and why is he important to the story?

6. How does Antonia defend her Dad's abandonment of the family?

7. 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?

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

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

10. As nice as the Abeytas are, how does Antonia feel about staying at their house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told from Antonia's point of view. Discuss the reasons the author chooses to use Antonia as the main narrator instead of a different character. In your explanation, be sure to include the definition of point-of-view, and what type of point-of-view the author is using.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Define the literary term "foil." Using this definition, give three specific examples of foils in the book.

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