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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 finds Miel in the field of glass pumpkins?

2. What did Chloe once do in school that was a kindness to Miel?

3. What is Miel terrified of?

4. Who lets Miel out of the coffin?

5. What does Sam leave with Meil in the field of pumpkins while he goes to get help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sam's deep secret that only a very few people in his life know?

2. How does Sam pollinate the pumpkins?

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

4. How do the townspeople treat Aracely?

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

6. What does Aracely often do for Ms. Owens, and what happens in Part II?

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

8. Why is Sam's nickname Moon?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Miel's roses mean to her? What do they mean to the Bonner sisters? What do they mean to Sam? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of names throughout When the Moon Was Ours, especially for characters like Sam and Aracely? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does McLemore treat the theme of outsiders, and why are both Miel and Sam in this category? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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