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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 does Taylor reassure Lou Ann of in Chapter 7?

2. What did Lou Ann claim to fall for Angel?

3. Where in Arizona does Chapter Two take place?

4. What was the name of the hotel Taylor stayed at for the Christmas season?

5. Where did Lou Ann's brother move to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lou Ann reading at the end of Chapter 6? Why?

2. Is Taylor an independent person? Explain.

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

4. What are Lou Ann's "routines"? And why does she perform them?

5. What is Lou Ann's reaction to the adoption situation that takes place in Chapter 13?

6. Why does Lou Ann avoid Lee Sing's market? Explain.

7. What type of ceremony does Lou Ann decide to hold for her baby's christening? Why?

8. What does Lou Ann constantly show her mother regarding Mexican Americans? Why does Lou Ann do this?

9. Why does Mattie toss the canister at Taylor in Chapter 6?

10. Describe Taylor's course of action in leaving home after Newt Hardbine's tragedy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Toward the end of the novel, Lou Ann moves on to another man. Do you believe that she and her new boyfriend will share a similar relationship to that of she and Angel? Why? Why not?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 13, Taylor receives news that she may lose Turtle due to the legal adoption system. Taylor has grown attached to Turtle, yet it is still a tough decision as to whether or not she should give Turtle up to the authorities. Why is the decision so difficult for Taylor, given the knowledge on the relationship between Taylor and Turtle?

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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