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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 did Cas's mother die?

2. How many ducks could Snow shoot in an hour?

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

4. What problem did Snow learn he had with his eyes after the incident with the elephant?

5. How many hairdressers and barbers are at Manzanar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was Snow the night Rocky tried to blow up the aqueduct and what did Snow do?

4. What does Schiff learn about Suzy and Stryker from the Commander and his wife?

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

6. What were performances like when Cas went on tour in Scandinavia?

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

8. Why does Lyndon Finn come to visit Rocky?

9. What is the barracks like that Schiff lives in at the camp?

10. How does Cas spend her days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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