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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. What color gloves does Tannie Marina wear when she drives?
2. On the day of Rachel's death, where does Marina dream she is on a picnic?
3. What does Ockie wear when they drive Amor to her home after she learns her mother has died?
4. When Marina dreams on the day of Rachel's day, what does she dream she is eating?
5. When Anton receives the news of his mother's death, how long has it been since he has had sleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Amor remember as she waits for her mother's body to be removed from the house and watches from a small hill outside?
2. Who prepares Rachel's body for burial and how?
3. How does Rachel's spirit linger around the house in a state of confusion?
4. What does Salome do instead of going to the funeral?
5. How is Amor feeling at the beginning of the book?
6. Who is Salome and what does she do?
7. What happens when Anton tells Lexington to take the shorter route home?
8. What does Anton tell Salome he wants to do when he is done with the army?
9. What do Manie and Ockie do after the family is alone at the house?
10. Who is Wessel and what does he do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Anton becomes estranged from his father. When and why does Anton become estranged from his father. In what way is Anton a prodigal because of the estrangement?
Essay Topic 2
Astrid is not a confident, self-assured person. Why is Astrid not a confident, self-assured person? How does her lack of self-esteem lead to purging or bulimia?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Promise? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
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