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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. What is Lou Ann's regular ritual?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Hair cutting.
(c) Seances.
(d) Nail biting.
2. What type of town does the narrator find herself in while in Oklahoma?
(a) Navajo.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Hope.
3. What do Taylor's potential roommates say about hot dogs?
(a) That they are harmful.
(b) They wonder how to make them.
(c) They love hot dogs from Chicago.
(d) They are their favorite food.
4. What date is it when Chapter 3 begins?
(a) December 2.
(b) January 6.
(c) January 2.
(d) June 4.
5. What does Angel do with the baptism water?
(a) He drinks it.
(b) He pours it down the drain.
(c) He trys to baptize Dwayne Ray.
(d) He takes the water to a priest.
Short Answer Questions
1. What makes Esteban stop his car abruptly?
2. After the doctor's visit, where does Taylor take Turtle?
3. For whom was Roosevelt Park named?
4. What was Esteban's profession before coming to the United States?
5. What event in Taylor's life influences her to leave home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Taylor's course of action in leaving home after Newt Hardbine's tragedy.
2. Describe the relationship between Newt Hardbine and his father.
3. How does Taylor feel about taking the food and drink from Mattie?
4. Why does Mattie toss the canister at Taylor in Chapter 6?
5. What type of ceremony does Lou Ann decide to hold for her baby's christening? Why?
6. What does Mattie give to Taylor and Turtle at the beginning of Chapter 3? Why?
7. What did Taylor have to let go of in Chapter 17? Why?
8. Describe the contents of the package that Lou Ann receives from Angel. What does Lou Ann think of this package?
9. Describe the conversation between Mattie and Taylor in Chapter 13, regarding Esteban and Esperanza.
10. Bildungsroman is a literary genre that is the coming of age story. In what way do you believe that The Bean Trees could be classified as a bildungsroman?
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