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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. Who drops baby Gracie, causing her to die?

2. What nickname did Kent get while he is in Gardner?

3. What does Andrew tell Casey-Lee before he leaves her house in Section 3?

4. Who was Axel?

5. What did Annie and Orion fight about in terms of Ari when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrew return to the house in Section 4, and what does he find there?

2. What examples of abuse does Ari give to Orion after she tells him that Annie beat Andrew when they were children?

3. How does Section 4 end?

4. Who is Dr. Laura and why does Casey-Lee call her in Section 3?

5. In Section 3, what does Orion learn about his Chinese family when he starts looking into his background?

6. What is Kent's original abuse that leads to his perverted behavior, as he reveals in Section 4?

7. What do Annie and Andrew talk about in Section 4?

8. What does Ari dream about on her flight to Connecticut, in Section 3?

9. How does Annie get to Connecticut for her wedding in Section 4?

10. What does Marissa reveal to Andrew in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Andrew justified in killing Kent? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does Annie's abuse toward Andrew impact the family?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the title of the novel, We are Water. What significance does water have to the Oh family?

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