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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. Who does Matt talk to about what he saw at the hospital?

2. Where is Matt operated on?

3. Where did Celia learn to cook?

4. What is Eduardo worried about at the beginning of the book?

5. What is inside what Tam Lin left at the oasis for Matt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Celia tell Matt about the children at the Big House?

2. What happens when Matt tries to meet Maria in the Lotus Garden?

3. Why does Matt like to hide from Felicia?

4. Where is Furball found when he goes missing before El Patron's birthday?

5. Why does Matt want to learn more about the opium empire?

6. What does Matt do when Tom comes to taunt him after his first time in the Big House?

7. What does Rosa do while she helps Matt when he is injured at the beginning of the book?

8. How did Furball really die?

9. What does Tam Lin praise Matt's teacher for?

10. What does Matt do before Maria leaves for school, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Matt endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does Matt learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Fear and Courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?

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