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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 place does Patina get in Chapter 1 for the 800?
2. In Chapter 1, what does Lu's mother bring for a snack?
3. Who used to help Cotton and Patina make paper fortune-tellers?
4. What does Momly listen to on the car radio?
5. How old was Maddy when Bev had her legs amputated?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Emily always serve for dinner?
2. What are the other track team members doing while Patina and the other girls start moving to waltz music?
3. What does Coach make Lu and Ghost do when they tease the girls while they practice the waltz in Chapter 5?
4. Why does Coach run with Patina during track practice in Chapter 4?
5. Why does Patina say that there is no such thing as a false start?
6. What problems does Patina have with group projects for school?
7. Why do Patina and Maddy go to church with their mother every Sunday?
8. What do Patina and the other girls discuss about Kahlo in Chapter 7?
9. In Chapter 7, where is Cotton and why does she not like the trip?
10. What does Patina remember about her father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show the differences between Patina’s old and new life? How does juxtaposition help readers understand similarities and differences between Patrina’s old and new life?
Essay Topic 2
Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding of what is happening difficult?
Essay Topic 3
Slang is the use of words and phrases that are very informal. What characters use slang in the book? What characters do not use slang? How does the use of slang define characters? What does slang reveal about characters?
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