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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 do Sunny and Vasco bring for the internees when they arrive?
2. Where was Lou's iron lung kept when she had to use it?
3. What color eyes do members of the Rhodes family have?
4. In "The First Property of Thirst," how many years has Rocky been taking the same morning walk?
5. How old was Sunny when she started trying to translate her mother's writings by translating from French to English and deciphering her mother's handwriting?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the twins go to Europe and what did they do there?
2. What does Schiff tell Sunny about his mother's cooking?
3. Why was there a clinic at Three Chairs?
4. What thoughts does Rocky have about him and Stryker and other fathers and sons?
5. After Schiff signs the requisitions for 200 people to start work on Manzanar, why is he worried about where to put them and how does Jay solve that problem?
6. What work has Schiff done as a civil servant?
7. How did Sunny try to reconstruct her mother?
8. What would have been Schiff's dream job?
9. What phrase did Sunny's mother believe about food, and who originated the catchphrase?
10. When the internees arrive, what does Sunny want to say to Schiff, and why does she not say it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Wiggins use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?
Essay Topic 2
In Properties of Thirst, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
The Passover is an important holiday on the Jewish calendar. How and why does Svevo want to celebrate Passover at Manzanar?
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