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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 type of business does Uncle Jameel own?
2. What does Frances claim is the only thing she wanted from Leo?
3. How does Adelaide Taylor feel about Frances?
4. Where does Mercedes pray?
5. Why is Frances expelled from school?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Boutros die?
2. What job does Frances get after running away from home?
3. How does Lily believe Frances was impregnated?
4. How does Frances react to her pregnancy?
5. Who is Ginger?
6. How does Frances feel about school?
7. What truth does Frances finally reveal to Lily before she leaves for Mabou to give birth?
8. How did Lily react when she met Rose for the first time?
9. How did Rose and Kathleen fall in love?
10. Why is Teresa Taylor fired from her job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Kathleen's relationship with New York City. How did this city change her as a person? In what ways did the city lead to Kathleen's sexual awakening? Then, describe Kathleen's relationships with both David and Rose, both of which took place in the city. How did each of these relationships affect Kathleen? How did these relationships eventually lead to Lily's journey to New York to discover her past? How does the city of New York inform, or enhance, the themes of Kathleen's sexuality? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Mercedes' personal ambitions in life. What did she hope would happen to her when she was an adult? In what ways did she work toward those goals? Then, explain what happened to Mercedes when she was an adult. Did her dreams come to fruition? Why or why not? Finally, describe the sacrifice Materia made to ensure that Mercedes have a safe and bright future. In the end, do you think that sacrifice was worth it? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Language is large theme in this novel. First, describe Materia's relationship to her mother tongue and the ways she passed this on to her daughters. Then, compare / contrast Kathleen's relationship with her mother tongue to the relationship the rest of the Piper girls have with the language. How does this difference in language represent the maternal difference Materia felt for her various daughters? Finally, describe how the Piper girls kept Materia's mother tongue alive after her death, and what symbolism this language had on their daily lives after her passing. Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
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