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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 is Tiger hoping will arrive in the mail each day?

2. How is Tiger different from her parents?

3. What is Tiger's favorite game?

4. What will Tiger have to do with any money she earns?

5. What does Jesse Wade do that makes Tiger run away from him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"My Louisiana Sky" is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in "My Louisiana Sky". Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Tiger learns from her mother? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Janey always recall about her mother that will solidify their relationship forever?

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