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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Queenie when she is being threatened while inspecting the blocked highway?

2. What does Agnes say that makes Nettie cry?

3. What does Queenie make for Rita before she moves at the end of the book?

4. What does Queenie hope her adopted child will never know?

5. What makes Queenie realize that the Massies are going to stay on her property?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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