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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. How many phone lines run from the gate to Schiff's office and barracks.

2. How many men were involved in building the 230 miles of water transport from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles?

3. Where did Cas meet the "so-called Love-of-Her-Life Karl Tomas?

4. On the train to New York with Cas, how many copybooks does Sunny fill by the time they get to Chicago?

5. How much does the bell weigh at Three Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things does Dr. Arakawa want from Schiff?

2. Who is Sunny's fiance, and why has he left the Valley?

3. Who is Georgina Takei, and why is she at Manzanar?

4. Why do the Gunderson's bring Sunny to Three Chairs?

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

6. What did Sunny learn about her mother when she and Cas went to Paris?

7. How does Snow shoot Rhodes in "The Eight Property of Thirst"?

8. What are Sunny's quarters like in the second-floor space she has above Lou's?

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

10. How does Cas spend her days?

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

Wiggins had a stroke during the writing of Properties of Thirst. What challenges did Wiggins have to overcome in order to finish the book? How was she able to overcome those challenges?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the main setting in Properties of Thirst? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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