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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 color does Edna like to wear?
2. What does Mattie talk about on television?
3. What is Edna's annoying habit?
4. What does Taylor reassure Lou Ann of in Chapter 7?
5. From what point of view is Chapter Two narrated?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is Lou Ann surprised when she realizes that Angel has left her?
2. What does Taylor learn about the park's name in Chapter 8? From whom does she learn this?
3. In Chapter 4, Bobby Bingo tells Lou Ann that "Whatever you want the most, it's going to be the worst thing for you." How does Lou Ann feel about this?
4. Why is Lou Ann waiting for Taylor when she returns from her trip to the desert? What does Lou Ann have to say?
5. Describe the steps in which Taylor attempts to build a "family".
6. Why does Mattie toss the canister at Taylor in Chapter 6?
7. Describe Taylor's first meeting with Lou Ann.
8. What is the significance of the Tug Fork water?
9. What type of ceremony does Lou Ann decide to hold for her baby's christening? Why?
10. What are Lou Ann's "routines"? And why does she perform them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Esteban and Angel are the most prominent male characters in text; however, they are very different from one another. Compare and contrast Angel and Esteban. What do they each symbolize in the novel?
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
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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