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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 kind of business does Izzy want to open up?

2. What does Antonia tell Estela she will do?

3. What is the message for Tilly?

4. Who is Kempowski?

5. What does Antonia try to persuade Mario to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tilly tell Antonia Izzy plans on buying?

2. What happens when Antonia goes back home from Illinois and parks her car in her garage?

3. Why does Mario want nothing to do with Estela?

4. Who is Vivian?

5. Where does Estela stay when Antonia gets back from Tilly's?

6. Who dies at the beginning of the book?

7. What did Mario fail to tell Antonia about Estela?

8. Who is Kaspar?

9. Where is Antonia going for her birthday?

10. Who is Kempowski?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told entirely from a third person perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story this way. How does this choice affect the plot? Use evidence from the text to support your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's relationship to literature. What is her history with literature, and in what ways is it clear that literature is her passion? In what ways does it show up in her daily life, and in what ways does it directly inform her life and decisions? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Antonia’s relationship with her late husband, Sam. What important lessons and skills does she learn from Sam? What impact does Sam have on her life?

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