View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Bobby Bingo's son?

2. What type of shop is next door to Jesus is Lord Used Tires?

3. In Chapter 5, Lou Ann is concerned about Dwayne Ray's ______.

4. What name does Lou Ann believe is Turtle's birth name?

5. What does the doctor say about Turtle's health in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Taylor begins looking for a roommate in Chapter 5. Describe the people Taylor meets after searching the want ads.

2. How does Taylor react to Cynthia's news in Chapter 13?

3. What does Lou Ann believe to be Turtle's given name? Why?

4. What changes can be observed in Esteban and Esperanza as they travel deeper into the Cherokee nation during Chapter 15?

5. What is Taylor's reaction when the old woman gives her Turtle?

6. What does Taylor learn about the park's name in Chapter 8? From whom does she learn this?

7. What does the social worker, Cynthia, tell Taylor in Chapter 13?

8. What happens with Esteban and Taylor at the end of Chapter 9? How does Taylor handle it?

9. Describe the incident in the garden between Taylor, Lou Ann and Turtle in Chapter 10.

10. On what day do Mattie, Esteban, Esperanza and Taylor take their short trip? Why is this day important? Where are they going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mattie is a strong older woman who appears to be very wise. Kingsolver uses Mattie as a vessel to project socio-political ideals. Do you believe that Mattie is a surrogate for Kingsolver? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Maternal qualities are presented throughout the novel. Do you think Taylor possess some maternal qualities? Is this something important to Taylor? Does she work to build on her maternal instincts? Could her relationship with her own mother influenced these maternal qualities?

Essay Topic 3

Turtle facilitates many changes in Taylor's character throughout the novel, yet Turtle herself is not a highly developed character. Why do you think this is? Could Turtle be a representative for something else? If so, what?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 873 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample