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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 is the only color that Penstemon wears?

2. In March, how long does it seem that the virus might pass?

3. How long had Migizi been in existence when it burned?

4. In "The Circle," who is Laurent working for?

5. For the dance in "The Circle," what color ribbons does Asema wear in her hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the house look like where Tookie and her mother use to live in when they lived between the reservation and the city, and what does Tookie remember about the house?

2. In "May 30," why does Tookie not make a grand exit after yelling at Pollux?

3. In "Haunted City," what how do Hetta and Asema dress for the protest?

4. How does Pollux calm Tookie after Flora attacks her?

5. How does business pick up at the bookstore?

6. What does Hetta do when Tookie says she is baking cookies, and how does Tookie respond?

7. What is a signal event?

8. What playlist does Tookie make, and how does Flora respond?

9. What type of masks do the employees make and wear in "Tookie's Bubble"?

10. What is Haskell and why is Louise excited to read there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Tookie's feelings and attitude toward customers changes while working at the bookstore. Why do her feelings toward customers change? What does this reveal about Tookie's character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss who Tookie's favorite customer is and why. What does helping him reveal about the joys of a challenge?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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