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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 saves Sam from the river?

2. What ceremony does the town have involving pumpkins?

3. What did Sam's mother used to say about his attitudes towards gender identity?

4. Who does Peyton tell Sam she never meant to scare?

5. What lie does Miel tell Sam's mother in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miel tell Peyton Bonner about Peyton and her sisters?

2. Why does Sam originally get assigned detention in Part III?

3. Why does Miel tell Sam they cannot be together romantically?

4. What do the Bonner sisters threaten Miel with in Part III if she does not give them what they want?

5. What happens to Miel at the lighting?

6. After Miel tells Sam they should not be together romantically, what does Sam do?

7. What big idea does Sam introduce to his mother about himself in Part IV?

8. What does Miel finally remember about her mother and father in Part IV?

9. What was Miel doing with her roses before the Bonners started stealing them?

10. What does Miel do to Sam after she gets him out of the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sam save Miel, both physically and emotionally? How does Miel save Sam? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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