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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 Wilma tell Esme about what Carson has done to her in Chapter 11?
2. What does Adan buy Lala when she is pregant even though they are very expensive?
3. Who comes to Lala's aid when Baby is found dead on the beach in Chapter 10?
4. What was Wilma thinking about when Esme rushed into her workshop, all beaten and bloody?
5. Who does Wilma visit in the hospital in Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sergeant Beckles think about the death of Baby?
2. What interrupts the robber in Mira's house in Part I?
3. What is Peter trying to do when the robber kills him?
4. What is Wilma's story to the police about her own marriage to Carson?
5. Why does Wilma tell Lala the story of the one-armed sister?
6. How does the hospital staff treat Lala when she has her baby there?
7. Why does Mira repeatedly take the children to the convenience store in the middle of the night?
8. What problems does Sam have following Peter's death?
9. What lie does Lala tell about where Adan was when Baby "disappeared"?
10. Why does Lala have to leave the hospital with Baby alone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is the issue of Lala's name - and which characters in the novel call her by which name - so symbolically important? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Wilma handle the aftermath of Esme's rape by Esme's father and Wilma's husband, Carson? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Tone feel partially responsible for Baby's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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