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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 does Dr. Kane keep saying to Antonia?

2. Why does Izzy mope around her sisters?

3. Who does the Sheriff say he respects?

4. Who is Ralph?

5. What does Antonia give Estela before she leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antonia ask Beth Trotter to let Estela stay with her?

2. What does Estela name her baby?

3. Why does Estela want nothing to do with her baby?

4. Who is Ralph?

5. Why does Sheriff Boyer show up at Antonia's house?

6. What favor does Izzy ask of Antonia via a voicemail?

7. Who is Dot?

8. Why is Izzy furious with her sisters?

9. What update does Beth Trotter give Antonia when she calls her in Athol?

10. What favor does Antonia ask of Roger after she talks to Sheriff Boyer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the topic of mental illness in the novel. How does the author present mental illness in relation to the storyline in which the sisterhood is concerned about the eldest, Izzy, and her potential bipolar disorder? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you examine Antonia's role within the migrant, largely Hispanic, community in her small town. What role does she play in protecting community measures, and to what lengths does she go to ensure that they can survive? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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