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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 is happening to the Bonners' pumpkins in Part I?
2. How did Miel originally find out Sam was born with female reproductive organs?
3. Where does Miel suddenly spill out of one day as a young girl, shocking the town?
4. What work does Sam's mother do?
5. What does Miel sometimes hear the Bonner sisters referred to as?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Sam having trouble finding enough pumpkins to cut?
2. How do Miel and Sam originally meet?
3. What is the old tradition that Sam tells himself and his mother he is following until he gets older?
4. How does Sam pollinate the pumpkins?
5. What do the Bonner sisters do to Miel when she does not want to give them what they want?
6. Why is Ms. Owens's good faith important to Sam?
7. Why is Sam's nickname Moon?
8. Who comes to save Miel from the field of broken glass?
9. What does Miel remember about her own mother?
10. What do the Bonner sisters threaten Miel with if she does not give them what they want?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the Bonner sisters often manage to convince not only other young people their age, but also adults, to do their bidding? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does Aracely finally tell Miel about the magical gifts in their family bloodline, and how does Miel react to this important knowledge? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why are the townspeople happy enough to come to Aracely for her cures for lovesickness, but then to also talk about her in spiteful ways behind her back with each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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