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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. Why does Daniel have so little furniture?

2. When can Inda's father remember her name?

3. How does Thaddeus surprise Chiquita?

4. What makes it easier for Chiquita to tell Inda about her mother?

5. Who is Tommy Williams?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Valerie decide to go to Canada?

2. Why does Valerie meet with Walter?

3. When does Valerie light the match?

4. Why does the fire not start?

5. What is the state of Valerie and Brown's love lives?

6. What happens when Inda returns to the club?

7. What motivates Chiquita to find her mother?

8. Why did Bae-Bae's neglect Chiquita?

9. Why does Inda not tell Michael her name?

10. What does Chiquita write on the note to her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How differently do the women react when they find out they are being cheated on? What does this say about gender relations?

Essay Topic 2

If the book were made into a film, how would Dickey's style of narrative be reflected in film? Would the book make a good film?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Chiquita's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Chiquita hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Chiquita's ideas about life?

3. How has Chiquita's character changed by the end of the book?

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