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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 gets mad at Maria for sleeping with Matt?

2. How does Matt get out of his house for the first time?

3. What causes Matt to go to the oasis alone?

4. Who demands that Matt be at El Viejo's funeral?

5. How many siblings did El Patron have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Felicia do to get Matt to meet with Maria after the birthday party?

3. What does Tom show Matt and Maria at the hospital?

4. How did Furball really die?

5. Why did El Patron decide to keep Celia?

6. What is Mrs. Ortega hired to do?

7. What does Maria give Matt for El Patron's birthday?

8. How does Matt get injured at the beginning of the book?

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

10. Why does Celia choose to tell Matt about her past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Robert Jordan have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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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