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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 the magic ingredient that brings Pet to life?

2. Who is Jam's best friend?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Jam's parents make her do so they can talk to Pet alone?

4. What critical piece of information do Jam's parents lack when they tell her to send Pet back?

5. What does Pet tell Jam it will do in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What catches Jam's attention about what Aloe says to Bitter upon seeing Pet for the first time?

2. Who has taught Redemption about fighting?

3. What does everyone in Lucille think does not exist in the town any longer?

4. Why does Pet tell Jam it needs her help in the hunt?

5. What does Jam desperately want to know about the old angels in Chapter 1?

6. How do Aloe and Bitter react to seeing Pet for the first time?

7. What were some of Lucille's problems before they were corrected?

8. What do Aloe and Bitter vehemently deny that Pet asserts in Chapter 3?

9. What does Bitter do for a living and what is unusual about her work?

10. What does Pet tell Jam he has come out of the painting for in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hibiscus's trial reveal about other individuals' failings, and the failings of the community at large? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jam, and apparently the rest of the town of Lucille, understand the work and legacy of the angels? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Redemption's parents react to his entreaties to them to help Moss? Why does their reaction so anger and disappoint Redemption? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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