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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 time does Emily text Patina at the beginning of Chapter 15?

2. What does Patina put over her hair in Chapter 14?

3. At the end of Chapter 11, how long ago did Tony get the call that there had been an accident?

4. What does Patina remember about a farm she visited when she was Maddy's age?

5. What do Tony and Patina pretend to eat together in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Lancaster say is the plan for Momly's treatment?

2. How does Patina's mother tell her to fix turkey wings, and how is that different from the way that Momly fixes them?

3. How does Patina do her hair in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 9, what does rain on Wednesday mean to Patina?

5. What does Becca's grandmother make, and what does Becca say about her grandmother?

6. Why does Tony say that Patina and Maddy cannot go to pickup up Emily from the hospital?

7. What conversations do Tony, Patina, and Maddy have with Bev?

8. What is it like inside Becca's house?

9. What do Becca and Patina talk about when they get to school in Chapter 11?

10. Why does Uncle Tony not allow Patina to call her mother in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Bev had both legs amputated. Why did Bev have both legs amputated? How has the disease affected Bev’s ability to mother her daughters?

Essay Topic 3

Patina’s father died when she was six. What type of relationship did Patina have with her father? How has his death affected her life and emotional state of mind?

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