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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. How many guests attend Patricia and Eric's divorce party?

2. What day is Keila and Oscar's 40th anniversary?

3. How much mail is piled up when Olivia and Patricia go to Claudia's house to pick up pajamas, clothes, and makeup?

4. Who does Claudia tell Olivia that Gabriel is seeing?

5. When do Oscar and Keila announce that they are staying together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is everyone happy with the arrangement for Patricia to live with her parents?

2. What do Olivia and Patricia discover when they go to get pajamas, clothes, and makeup for Claudia on May 3?

3. What announcement do Oscar and Keila make on October 12?

4. What happens when the Alvarados are told to evacuate?

5. What are Aunt Belinda's thoughts about her marriage?

6. What does Claudia steal from the hospital when she is discharged?

7. How does Keila feel when Oscar finally tells her about the orchard?

8. How are the trees removed from the almond orchard?

9. What does Felix do with the home's smart system after he leaves and he and Olivia file for a divorce?

10. What is the news about Claudia's condition on June 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oscar has a secret. What is Oscar’s secret? What does his secret have to do with his weather obsession?

Essay Topic 2

Olivia and Felix are married and have two daughters. How would you describe the relationship between Olivia and Felix? Why does it end in divorce?

Essay Topic 3

L.A. Weather is about the Alvardo family. How would you describe the relationships between family members at the beginning of the novel? How do relationships between family members change?

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