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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lou Ann believe will happen to California?

2. What is lying dead in the center line of the road as Taylor drives with Esteban and Esperanza late in the novel?

3. Virgie Mae Parsons points to a flower in Chapter 13. What happens to the flower if it is touched?

4. Where does Lou Ann get a job?

5. Where does Turtle go while Taylor was away with Mattie, Esteban and Esperanza?

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

At the close of Chapter 4, Bobby Bingo, a vegetable salesman warns Lou Ann, telling her "Whatever you want the most, it's going to be the worst thing for you." What does Bobby mean by this comment? What is the thing Lou Ann wants the most? And why would that be bad for her?

Essay Topic 3

With which character in the novel do you most closely identify? Why? How do their world views compare to your own?

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