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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. How long does Aza scrub her hands at the end of Chapter 5?
2. In Chapter 4, what is the name of Davis's house manager?
3. In Chapter 4, how long can a tuatara live?
4. In Chapter 1, what color highlights does Daisy have in her hair?
5. In Chapter 7, when does Aza have an appointment with Dr. Singh?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what type of thoughts does Aza have?
2. In Chapter 5, who does Daisy say that Russell Pickett's will leaves his estate to?
3. In Chapter 7, how is Russell Pickett described in the police report?
4. Why does Davis suggest they go to his house after dinner in Chapter 9?
5. In Chapter 3, how does Aza describe the White River?
6. What does Aza say about life being a story in Chapter 1?
7. Who is Mr. Bitterley in Chapter 6, and why does Aza worry about him?
8. What does Aza remember about Davis Pickett at the end of Chapter 1?
9. In Chapter 1, what is Mychal's new art project, and how does Daisy tell him he can improve the project?
10. In Chapter 8, how does Dr. Singh say that Aza describes herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The title of the novel is Turtles All the Way Down. What is the story that Daisy tells about turtles? What does the story and the turtles symbolize in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Neither Aza nor Davis have an active father figure in their lives during the course of the novel. Why do neither Aza or Davis have an active father figure in their lives? How would you compare the relationships that Aza and Davis have had with their fathers?
Essay Topic 3
The novel is told from mainly a first-person point of view. How is most of the story told from Aza’s point of view? How does the author use a change in the point of view and Daisy’s stories and Davis’s blogs to give readers other points of view? How does the point of view affect what is known about characters and events?
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