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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 is Tiger different from her parents?

2. What does Corrina see next to Granny's body?

3. Who left the gate open unintentionally?

4. Who is the most popular girl in Tiger's town?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Abby Lynn and what does Corrina do at the gym that embarrasses Tiger in front of her?

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

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

5. What advice does Granny give to Tiger regarding her parents?

6. How does Corrina behave more like a girl than a woman when spending the day with Tiger in Chapter 5?

7. How is Tiger embarrassed by her family members while in church in Chapter 2?

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

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

10. How does Aunt Dorie Kay behave that makes Tiger wish that she was her parent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Corrina Parker. What did she look like? What is her family position? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Tiger learns from her father? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Tiger always recall about her father from their experiences during her twelfth summer?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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