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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 calves did Kai Tajima bring illegally from Japan through Canada?

2. In what district was the town Gex where Lou grew up?

3. When Sunny decides to give her relationship with Schiff a chance, how many days does he have before he ships out?

4. Where is Schiff at the beginning of "The Eight Property of Thirst"?

5. What is branded on each piece of toast when using the toaster at Three Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Snow's first job?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. How did Sunny and Cas travel to New York?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schiff enlists in the Army. Why does Schiff enlist?

Essay Topic 2

Schiff works for the Department of the Interior and has been sent to set up and run a camp for people of Japanese descent. How and why does Schiff struggle with his assignment?

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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