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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 tattoo does Romeo have around his throat?

2. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what hospital is Romeo taken to?

3. In "Wolfred and LaRose," where did Wolfred take LaRose when she was sick?

4. In "Wishing Well," how long does Maggie work up to practicing jumps?

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

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

3. In "Romeo and Landreaux," how is the dormitory building described?

4. In "Romeo and Landreaux," how do the boys get food and transportation away from the rest area?

5. In "The Green Chair," what does LaRose do to keep Nola from killing herself?

6. In "The Green Chair," how does LaRose comfort his mother after telling her he has to go back to Dusty's family?

7. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what is known about Romeo's early years?

8. In "Wolfred and LaRose," what is LaRose wearing when she reunites with Wolfred?

9. In "The Powers," how does Landreaux make a pipe?

10. In "Old Story 2," how does LaRose get even with the four boys who hurt Maggie, and what do the boys think about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters have to learn to deal with things that happened in the past. Which characters have to learn to accept events that have happened in the past? How does accepting the past bring them insight and peace?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Peace has a conversation with Landreaux about the poem Invictus. What does Mrs. Peace communicate about running away from problems through the poem and the conversation she has with Landreaux?

Essay Topic 3

Hollis is being raised by Emmaline and Landreaux. What type of relationship does Hollis have with his father? How does their relationship change? What do these changes seem to indicate about their relationship in the future?

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