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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Granny wake Tiger early in the morning in Chapter 4?
(a) To pick strawberries.
(b) To go to the dentist.
(c) To go to school.
(d) To pick peas.

2. How did Tiger learn about Corrina's childlike mental state?
(a) She heard people talking in town.
(b) She intuited it as she grew up.
(c) Granny told her.
(d) Aunt Dorie Kay told her.

3. Where does Tiger's aunt live?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Mobile.

4. What does Corrina see next to Granny's body?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A snake.
(c) A spatula.
(d) A syringe.

5. Why does Tiger decide to give up baseball?
(a) To impress Abby Lynn.
(b) To spend more time reading.
(c) To help Granny more at the house.
(d) To play soccer instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tiger hide until all the guests leave the house?

2. Tiger gets so embarrassed and angry at Corrina that she _____________________.

3. What slight injury does Corrina get at the picnic?

4. Which of Tiger's friends has a cast on her arm?

5. What dish does Granny teach Tiger to make?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tiger learn about Abby Lynn's swimming party that makes her not being invited even more hurtful?

2. How does the author show that Corrina is more like Tiger's sibling than her mother?

3. Why does Tiger think that Granny is preparing her for marriage?

4. What is the nature of Tiger and Corrina's relationship?

5. Why is Tiger doubly embarrassed when Corrina causes a scene in church?

6. What makes Tiger start to think about growing up and becoming a young woman?

7. Who is Jesse Wade Thompson and what does Tiger think of him?

8. Why does Tiger have conflicting feelings about Corrina?

9. What is the premise of "My Louisiana Sky'?

10. What does the television represent in the Parker household?

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