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

2. What makes Lou Ann's heart lurch?
(a) When she hears "back home."
(b) When Angel drives her mother and grandmother.
(c) When she smells vegetables.
(d) Dwayne Ray's cries.

3. What does Angel do with the baptism water?
(a) He trys to baptize Dwayne Ray.
(b) He drinks it.
(c) He takes the water to a priest.
(d) He pours it down the drain.

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

5. Into which type of container does Granny Logan place Dwayne Ray's baptism water?
(a) A thermos.
(b) A Pepsi bottle.
(c) A vial.
(d) A Coke bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Narrator, Taylor Greer, was formerly known as:

2. What type of vegetable does Lou Ann buy after her mother and grandmother end their visit in Chapter 4?

3. What are Taylor's favorite colors?

4. Where are Taylor and Turtle living?

5. What is Mama's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Newt Hardbine and his father.

2. How does Taylor obtain newspapers?

3. Why does Taylor look down on Esperanza for attempting suicide?

4. How does Taylor come to realize that Edna Poppy is blind?

5. Describe the steps in which Taylor attempts to build a "family".

6. What did Taylor have to let go of in Chapter 17? Why?

7. Why is Lou Ann waiting for Taylor when she returns from her trip to the desert? What does Lou Ann have to say?

8. Describe the conversation between Mattie and Taylor in Chapter 13, regarding Esteban and Esperanza.

9. What does Esteban suggest to Taylor after realizing that she is judgmental of Esperanza's actions?

10. What does Mattie give to Taylor and Turtle at the beginning of Chapter 3? Why?

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