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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. Why is Tiger irritated with her father?

2. What dish does Granny teach Tiger to make?

3. Which one of Tiger's friends acts out to make Tiger laugh while she is working?

4. What does Jesse Wade ask Tiger to do at lunchtime?

5. Tiger sees Abby Lynn and a few girls in town and follows them to _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What gift does Aunt Dorie Kay have delivered for the Parker family, and how do the family members accept it?

9. What is the Parker family dynamic and what makes Tiger aware of some tension in the house?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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