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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 nationality was Dissatisfaction's mother?

2. What does the father of Hetta's baby do?

3. On December 21 when Tookie comes home, what albums are scattered around the turntable while Hetta dances?

4. In "Rose-Fleshed Trout," how long has it been since Hetta has spoken to Tookie?

5. Where is Jarvis's father from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tookie do for Danae?

2. When the bookstore was renovated, what was done to keep out malignant energies?

3. What does Tookie say about Flora's visits in "Blue"?

4. What happens when Tookie is reading the book Flora was reading when she died?

5. How does Tookie offend Hetta?

6. What was Tookie doing when she was called into the warden's office at Waseca?

7. How does Tookie live a regular life?

8. Who was Flora?

9. Who is Kateri and what does she bring Tookie?

10. How long was Tookie's sentence for moving Budgie's body and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pollux contracts Covid. How does Tookie feel when she has to take Pollux to the hospital? How does his illness make her reexamine her life? How does his illness heal the rift between them?

Essay Topic 2

Consider where Tookie gets a job after being released from prison. Why does she believe working there is a good fit for her?

Essay Topic 3

Tookie and Hetta have a difficult relationship. Why do Tookie and Hetta have a difficult relationship? How and why does their relationship change enough that Hetta calls Tookie “Mom”?

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