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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. Where did Sunny's mother get her baccalaureate?

2. Where does Rocky send Sunny while he has the meeting with the Japanese-Americans from the camp and Finn?

3. Where does Schiff want to go with Sunny before he ships out?

4. What was the name of Schiff's maternal grandfather?

5. How many families are at Manzanar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sunny ask herself about those days in Paris later when she returned home and how did she try to figure out what she had thought then?

2. Why does Lyndon Finn come to visit Rocky?

3. What did Hace tell Sunny when she went to see him?

4. Who met Cas and Sunny when their train arrived in New York?

5. What was Snow's first job?

6. What does Sunny send Schiff when he is in Honolulu?

7. How is Passover celebrated at Manzanar?

8. Why do Sunny and Rocky freeze when Lyndon asks if he can make Cas her martini?

9. What do Schiff and Sunny decide to do before he leaves for the Army?

10. Who comes to treat Sunny in "The Fifth Property of Thirst"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Passover is an important holiday on the Jewish calendar. How and why does Svevo want to celebrate Passover at Manzanar?

Essay Topic 3

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Wiggins uses in Properties of Thirst? How do these analogies help readers understand characters, events, or concepts?

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