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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 hospital is Carson at in Chapter 22?

2. What does Rosa do to help Mira in Chapter 19?

3. Who eventually gets Tone to stop beating his friend in Chapter 23?

4. Who was the regular client Tone was with the night Baby died?

5. What does Jacinthe give to both Tone and Adan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tone remember most about Lala from their youth?

2. What are some reasons Lala does not leave Adan after he starts beating her?

3. What happens to Tone in his youth that generates great anguish and anger in him afterwards?

4. What story does Adan start telling just between himself and Lala about Baby's death?

5. Why does Tone feel partially responsible for Baby's death?

6. What does Tone show Lala that he has not shown to almost anyone else?

7. Where does Lala stumble in Part III after a particularly bad beating by Adan?

8. How does Lala get the money for Baby's funeral?

9. Who keeps coming to see Lala after Baby's death when Adan is not at home, and how does Lala greet this person?

10. What do Tone and Lala often do together when they become friends as youngsters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jones describe Lala's relationship with her grandmother Wilma, and what are some of the foundational sources of tension within this relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of Mira Whalen's most significant regrets following her husband Peter's death, and how does Mira handle the trauma of that event in its immediate aftermath? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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