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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening to the Bonners' pumpkins in Part I?
(a) They are thriving.
(b) They are disappearing.
(c) They are turning to glass.
(d) They are rotting.

2. What does Miel witness that is embarrassing to Ivy?
(a) Ivy tripping.
(b) Ivy being rejected by a boy.
(c) Ivy throwing up.
(d) Ivy getting yelled at by her mother.

3. Which of the following does Miel try to think about when she is trapped in Part II to calm herself?
(a) Aracely's painted nails.
(b) The water.
(c) Her favorite scarf.
(d) Her favorite food.

4. Why does Aracely tell Sam his mother moved to the town?
(a) Sam's mother is Aracely's cousin.
(b) Sam's mother is Aracely's sister.
(c) She does not know.
(d) She and Sam's mother had met and decided it would be a good place for Sam to grow up.

5. Which Bonner sister has just returned to town in Part I?
(a) Lian.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Peyton.
(d) Ivy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Miel originally find out Sam was born with female reproductive organs?

2. Who lets Miel out of the coffin?

3. What does Sam tell Aracely she does not get to "pick apart"?

4. In Part II, what does Aracely reveal to Sam that shocks him?

5. Where does Miel think she has come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sam having trouble finding enough pumpkins to cut?

2. How do the townspeople treat Aracely?

3. How does Sam pollinate the pumpkins?

4. Why is Ms. Owens's good faith important to Sam?

5. Why is the hem of Miel's skirt or pants always a bit damp?

6. Who comes to save Miel from the field of broken glass?

7. How does Meil help Sam in school to keep his secret from others?

8. What is the old tradition that Sam tells himself and his mother he is following until he gets older?

9. What shocking revelation does Aracely share with Sam about herself in Part II?

10. What do the Bonner sisters do to Miel when she does not want to give them what they want?

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