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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. Who is Foster Greer?

2. What Indian tribe does Taylor claim Turtle is adopted from?

3. What animal has the town council in Jackson Hole decided to shoot for not being native to the area?

4. How does Jax feel about Taylor after she goes on the run with Turtle?

5. When does Annawake promise to return to see Taylor and Turtle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice respond to Jax's worry that Taylor does not truly love him?

2. Why does Turtle request to return to the Hoover Dam, and what does that request signal to Taylor?

3. What is the response to hearing Jax read Annawake's letter to them while they are doing laundry at the laundromat?

4. What recommendation does Annawake make to the court in regards to Turtle's custody?

5. How does the family respond to the news that Alice will be visiting the Cherokee nation?

6. What interesting thing does Taylor say during the confrontation that shocks Annawake?

7. How do the producers of the Oprah show treat Taylor and Turtle before the show is recorded?

8. How does Alice figure out that Turtle is Cash's granddaughter?

9. What does Cash tell Alice about boarding schools while they are on their date?

10. What reference does Turtle make to "The Wizard of Oz" after leaving the free clinic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Lucky Buster fell into the hole, the "luck" of the moment seemed ambiguous. Explain why Turtle's sighting of Lucky Buster's fall could be seen as both lucky and unlucky. Then, explain what your final verdict of the moment was - lucky, or unlucky, citing examples from the text to strengthen your argument.

Essay Topic 2

The varying forms of relationship status in romantic relationships becomes a large theme in the novel. Explain how definition in Taylor's relationship with Jax, and Alice's relationship with Cash changed during the course of Turtle's custody battle, and why those changes were important to the fight they all were partaking in.

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, there are various references to nature as a parallel to Turtle's story. Choose two examples of nature as presented in the novel and explain how those scenes parallel the story of the fight for Turtle's custody.

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