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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 is Casey-Lee's maid of honor?

2. What id Annie do to a young Ari and Andrew in Section 4 when they would not stop arguing in the car?

3. Who is Casey-Lee?

4. What is Section 4 titled?

5. Who was Sunny's favorite singer in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Orion bring to Viveca's Cape Cod home from his home in CT and why?

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

4. What happens when Annie sees Kent at the wedding, in Section 4?

5. What happens at the end of Section 3 to Orion?

6. Who is Dolly Cantrell?

7. How does Section 4 end?

8. How does Marissa end up with a swollen face in Section 3?

9. In Section 3, what do Andrew and Orion talk about on their run?

10. How does Kent describe the night of the flood, in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Orion's job loss impact him? How does it alter the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In Section 1, Agnello uses an old Italian proverb: "Destiny shuffles the cards, but we are the ones who must play the game" (21). How does this quote apply to the plot of the novels and the character's actions?

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