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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 is the color scheme for Lonnie and Ever's wedding?
2. Where do Ever and Lonnie go for a prewedding honeymoon?
3. When the medicine man leaves and give Jimena tea to drink, how long is she to drink it?
4. How old was Leander the last time he remembers seeing his mother?
5. After Sissy kicks Lonnie out of the house in 1999, where does she see her and the McDonald's manager?
Short Essay Questions
1. What signs does Sissy see that Lonnie might be unfaithful to her brother?
2. What problems do Araceli and her grandparents have when they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico?
3. What type of party do Sissy and her friends have after her graduation?
4. How is the birth of Turtle Faith Geimausaddle a time of healing for her family?
5. At the wedding, what are Sissy's thoughts when the minister says, "Speak now or forever hold your peace" (130)?
6. Where does Turtle go after Sissy's graduation ceremony from nursing school?
7. After Sissy's graduation party, why does Sissy kick Lonnie out of the house?
8. Who plans Lonnie and Ever's wedding?
9. What does Leander remember about his mother?
10. What does Araceli's father tell her about her uncle Everardo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Calling for a Blanket Dance to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?
Essay Topic 2
Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Calling for a Blanket Dance, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different chapters?
Essay Topic 3
A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Ever’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and transformation?
This section contains 920 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
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