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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 Father Travis teach on Saturdays?

2. In "The Powers," how tall is Diamond?

3. In "The Green Chair," what is LaRose making?

4. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what is the name of the woman's son at the house where Romeo and Landreaux stay?

5. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what movie are the boys asked to leave because they are too young to watch it?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Green Chair," what does Father Travis teach on Saturday mornings?

2. In "The Green Chair," why does LaRose say that he has to go back to Dusty's family?

3. In "Romeo and Landreaux," how does an old woman help the boys?

4. In "The Letters," who does LaRose see after he falls asleep by the tree where Dusty died?

5. In "The Green Chair," why does Father Travis say that he has quit trying to convert Romeo?

6. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what do the boys find in Minneapolis when they leave the city and find a weedy area?

7. In "Material of Time," what does Nola do at Cenex, and how does it help her?

8. In "The Green Chair," what reasons does Maggie give for wanting to change schools?

9. In "The Green Chair," what does Maggie tell LaRose, and how does he say he will help her?

10. What does Hollis say and think about Josette's garden that she plants in "The Powers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Landreaux accidentally kills Dusty, a young boy. In what way is the death of Dusty an evil action? Does killing Dusty make Landreaux an evil person?

Essay Topic 2

The older Iron and Ravich children are not close when Dusty dies. How do the children of the families become friends? In what way are the children like siblings by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Maggie, LaRose, and Romeo all seek revenge. What motivates each of these characters to seek revenge? Would any of these characters seem to be justified in seeking revenge? Explain.

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