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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 type of trees are mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 7?
2. What does the doctor say about Turtle's health in Chapter 8?
3. What words does Lou Ann use to describe Taylor in Chapter 5?
4. Esperanza and Esteban are originally from which country?
5. In Chapter 5, what wakes Taylor and Turtle each morning at 6:15?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Taylor come to realize that Edna Poppy is blind?
2. In Chapter 7, Esteban tells a story. What is his story about, and at what point in the chapter does he decide to include it? Why do you believe he does this?
3. What are Lou Ann's "routines"? And why does she perform them?
4. Describe the conditions a Red Hot Mama's salsa factory. Does Lou Ann like this job?
5. What does Lou Ann believe to be Turtle's given name? Why?
6. Describe the conversation between Mattie and Taylor in Chapter 13, regarding Esteban and Esperanza.
7. Explain Lou Ann's fearful dream of Dwayne Ray. What does Lou Ann think about this?
8. What does Taylor notice about Esperanza's face? When does she notice this?
9. How does Taylor feel about taking the food and drink from Mattie?
10. Describe the incident in the garden between Taylor, Lou Ann and Turtle in Chapter 10.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of gardening is mentioned throughout the entire novel. The idea of growing seems to be important to the author. Why do you think that is? Why use a garden as a means of explaining the way in which things grow? How do you view growth in relation to the novel?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 8, Taylor learns from Estevan that Roosevelt Park actually was named for Eleanor, rather than Franklin or Theodore. What could Taylor's prior notions regarding the park mean? Why is the fact important to the story? Why did the author decided to incorporate it? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Relationships are a large part of the novel. Choose a relationship to analyze. Answer the following questions: What is the driving force behind this relationship? Do these characters get along? Why or why not? How has this relationship help the form the personality of each character involved?
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