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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Lou Ann's child due?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

2. Esperanza and Esteban are originally from which country?
(a) Peru.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Guadalajara.
(d) Guatemala.

3. Why does Taylor stop working at the Burger Derby?
(a) She finds a better job.
(b) She fights with the manager and quits.
(c) She does not know how to cook.
(d) She is fired.

4. What does Lou Ann want to do after realizing that Angel has left her?
(a) Devise a plan to get him back .
(b) Go out and find him.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Commit suicide.

5. What does Lou Ann talk about in length as she and Taylor eat dinner
(a) Strange ways for people to die.
(b) Roller coasters.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Angel.

6. What is Mrs. Parsons' view about aliens?
(a) That they should be returned to their native countries.
(b) There are dead alien bodies in Roswell.
(c) That they are horrible people.
(d) They mostly come from Mars.

7. Mattie attempts to persuade Taylor to work for her but Taylor has a fear of tires. What does Mattie throw into the deal in order to persuade Taylor to work for her?
(a) Free food.
(b) Two new tires.
(c) A new place to live.
(d) Candy for Turtle.

8. Which character was left deaf by an accident?
(a) Mr. Hardbine.
(b) Mr. Shanks.
(c) Newt.
(d) Jolene.

9. What makes Esteban stop his car abruptly?
(a) A Cat and her kitten.
(b) A quail and her brood.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A Duck and her ducklings.

10. How far apart are Taylor and Lou Ann's home towns?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Two counties.
(d) One county.

11. What type of car does Taylor buy after she decides to leave home?
(a) Volkswagon jetta.
(b) Ford pickup truck.
(c) Volkswagon bug.
(d) Chevy.

12. Where did Mattie get her purple beans?
(a) From the Chinese woman next door.
(b) From Lee Sing's shop.
(c) The convenience store.
(d) From Lou Ann.

13. How does Taylor begin to look for a roommate?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Searching for lonely people.
(c) The internet.
(d) Asking around town.

14. What does Taylor reassure Lou Ann of in Chapter 7?
(a) That she will be a good mother.
(b) That Angel will come back.
(c) That things will get better.
(d) That she is attractive.

15. What does Mattie talk about on television?
(a) The horrors of hot dogs.
(b) Cooking recipes.
(c) Refugees.
(d) Gardening tips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pops into Taylor's head when the man brings the Spanish-speaking people to Mattie's?

2. Which is a characteristic of the potential roommates Taylor meets in Chapter 5?

3. What are Taylor's favorite colors?

4. Which literary theme is prevalent throughout Chapter 2?

5. What type of trees are mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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