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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 does Ivy say she will do at the end of Part II when she calls Miel to come over if Miel does not comply?

2. What happens to Ms. Owens at the end of her treatment?

3. What is the most useful gift Aracely ever gave Miel?

4. Who lets Miel out of the coffin?

5. What is Sam's birth name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ivy show Miel in Part II that is a secret, and how does Miel feel about it?

2. What does Sam notice between Aracelly and Miel that he cannot shake the thought of in Part II?

3. What does being in the glass coffin remind Miel of?

4. What do the Bonner sisters want that Meil has, and why?

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

6. What do the Bonner sisters threaten Miel with if she does not give them what they want?

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

8. What are the Bonner sisters known for?

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

10. How do Miel and Sam originally meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of stories and traditions does Sam draw on when explaining to himself and to his mother how he feels about his gender identity? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aracely justify keeping her major secret, and the true nature of her relationship with Miel, concealed for so long? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What problems are the Bonner sisters having in the start of the novel, and how do they set out to solve them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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