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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the town of Heaven named after?

2. Who does Alice remember shaking, screaming, and speaking in tongues?

3. What does Annawake return to Letty's home after the welcoming celebration for Cash?

4. After the confrontation, what does Taylor decide that she wants to change in her life?

5. How does Sugar describe the various bloodlines of the Cherokee people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Annawake argues that what is important is the good of the tribe versus the good of the individual. Explain what Annawake meant by this statement, and explain how this mindset factored into the way that Annawake viewed the fight over Turtle's custody.

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

Throughout the novel, Kingsolver repeatedly gives voice to her opinion about television. Choose two examples of times that Kingsolver mentions television, and explain how television affected the lives of the characters in the novel. What message do you think Kingsolver is sending her audience through her portrayal of television in the novel?

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