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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. What is delivered to Tiger's house while her aunt is visiting?
(a) New dinette set.
(b) Gardening tools.
(c) A television.
(d) Living room furniture.

2. How does Lonnie respond to the TV?
(a) He is bored by it.
(b) He can take it or leave it.
(c) He is fascinated by it.
(d) He hates it.

3. How old is the girl in #71?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 14.

4. Who will handle Granny's funeral arrangements?
(a) Corrina.
(b) Mr. Thompson.
(c) Aunt Dorie Kay.
(d) Lonnie.

5. Where does Lonnie work?
(a) Saitter Elementary School.
(b) Ace Hardware.
(c) Thompson nursery.
(d) Long's Tool & Die Shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tiger cannot help but compare Mrs. Thompson's clean, crisp attire to Corrina's _________________.

2. What has Tiger never seen but does not reveal that to Jesse Wade?

3. Tiger's relationship with Corrina is like they were ____________________.

4. Why does Tiger decide to give up baseball?

5. Corrina spends most of her days doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What noble gesture does Jesse make regarding the swimming party and how does Tiger react to his trying to comfort her with a kiss?

2. What negative characteristic is revealed about Abby Lynn's character regarding the swimming party?

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

4. How does the author use foreshadowing in Chapter 2 regarding the rain?

5. How does Tiger's behavior show that she is becoming more sensitive to the opinions of those outside her home?

6. What work does Tiger do at the nursery, and how will she spend the money she earns?

7. What are the circumstances of Granny's death and who finds her body?

8. Which one of the Parker family members is most taken with the new television?

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

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

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