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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 happens after Aracely draws the lovesickness out of a client's body?
2. What does Miel think the purpose of the glass coffin might have originally been?
3. Who is the first person to approach Miel upon her entry to the town?
4. What does Miel witness that is embarrassing to Ivy?
5. Why does Aracely tell Sam she did not instantly try to comfort Miel when she was spilled from the water tower?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Bonner sisters want that Meil has, and why?
2. What are the Bonner sisters known for?
3. What do the Bonner sisters do to Miel when she does not want to give them what they want?
4. Why is the hem of Miel's skirt or pants always a bit damp?
5. What does Sam think is a misconception about Lian Bonner?
6. Who comes to save Miel from the field of broken glass?
7. What is Sam's deep secret that only a very few people in his life know?
8. What is the old tradition that Sam tells himself and his mother he is following until he gets older?
9. What does Aracely often do for Ms. Owens, and what happens in Part II?
10. How do Miel and Sam originally meet?
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
How does McLemore describe Miel's and Aracely's relationship? What are some of the unique aspects of it? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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