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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 color does Cas always wear?

2. Why did Jimmy Ikeda move to Chicago?

3. What specialty cooking pans was it thought were no longer needed after Lou died?

4. "In the Second Property of Thirst," how does Los Angeles compare in population to other United States cities?

5. According to Rev. Leslie, the Methodists minister, how long ago did most people leave the Valley?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Rocky tracking the water table on his land?

2. Why was there a clinic at Three Chairs?

3. What were the first things Sunny taught herself to cook?

4. Why is Schiff in California?

5. What does Sunny do after learning about the bombing at Pearl Harbor?

6. Within hours of arriving in Lone Pine, what progress does Lt. Jay Svevo make?

7. How did Sunny translate her mother's recipe books and cooking notes?

8. How did Sunny try to reconstruct her mother?

9. How did Sunny, Tops, Cas, and Stryker create their own patterns of eating?

10. Why are Rocky, Sunny, and Cas worried when they hear about the bombing at Pearl Harbor?

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 are idioms used in Properties of Thirst to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

L.A. took the water from the Owens Valley. Why was Rocky not able to stop L.A. from taking the water?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Properties of Thirst?

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