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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is having the flashback in chapter 3?
(a) Codi's father.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Codi.
(d) Hallie.

2. Why is Loyd unable to make the trip he planned with Codi?
(a) He is called in to work.
(b) His car breaks down.
(c) His mother is ill.
(d) He is injured.

3. Homer Noline's family were the offspring of which of the Gracela sisters?
(a) The auburn-haired one.
(b) The red-haired one.
(c) The brunette one.
(d) The blonde one.

4. What does Homer do to combat his advancing Alzheimer's?
(a) Nothing. He has already given up hope.
(b) He does crossword puzzles.
(c) He tries to remember dates.
(d) He tries to memorize the state capitals.

5. What did Homer do for Codi when she lost her baby?
(a) Gave her a prescription for birth control.
(b) Prescribed painkillers for her.
(c) Hospitalized her.
(d) Sent her to therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Homer Noline decide to forbid Codi and Hallie to do, as he watches them sleep?

2. Where do Codi and Hallie sleep?

3. To which Native American tribe does the father of Codi's baby belong?

4. The group oppressing the farmers is supported by what government?

5. How many boys does Emelina have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Loyd's brother die?

2. Where did the peacocks in the orchards come from?

3. What happens when Codi and Loyd go to the cockfight?

4. What does Codi do with the bundle of items from the funeral?

5. In Homer's flashback, in Chapter 3, why are Codi and Hallie stuck in an arroyo?

6. Why doesn't Codi make it to Telluride?

7. Who are the Nolinas?

8. What is the attitude of Codi's father about her relationship with Loyd?

9. Why has Hallie left Tucson?

10. Describe the scene that is presented at the beginning of Chapter 1.

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