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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 language does Felix speak?

2. What does Lola make Olivia promise in exchange for her watching the twins?

3. How old is Patricia before her birthday on the 26th?

4. Where did Patricia's sisters go to college?

5. How long have Claudia and Gabriel been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What keeps Oscar awake at night?

2. How do Diana and Andrea fall into their grandparents' pool?

3. What does Keila tell her girls when they want to file a missing person’s report for their father?

4. What does Olivia remember about buying her house and restoring it?

5. What is the show of Keila's pieces in April like?

6. How does Keila feel when she visits her parents' graves?

7. What does Keila say to Oscar when he returns, and what does he feel about what she says?

8. Why is Patricia known as the Social Ace?

9. What is Keila like?

10. What does Olivia tell her mom at the prompting of her sisters on February 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Keila makes a major decision regarding her marriage toward the beginning of L.A. Weather. What is Keila's decision, and what are her reasons for it? Why is Oscar surprised by Keila's decision and request?

Essay Topic 2

The novel takes place in Los Angeles. How does the setting relate to characters and events? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in L.A. Weather? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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