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

Short Answer Questions

1. To where to Mattie, Taylor, Esteban and Esperanza go at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. What does Turtle say to Esteban when he gives her a pep talk in Chapter 16?

3. How does Lou Ann interpret travel?

4. What does Lou Ann bring to Taylor's bedroom in Chapter 12?

5. What does the Guatemalan police use telephones and electricity for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does Taylor change throughout the novel? How do her ideas change, and which characters have spawned the most change in Taylor?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, the reader sees a change in Lou Ann's character. She tells Taylor of a dream that she has. An angel comes to her and tells her that Dwayne Ray will not live to see the year 2000. Lou Ann also reads her horoscope that says she will take advice from a stranger. Lou Ann believes that this stranger is the angel. What do you believe to be the significance of these events?

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