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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 was the Duke family's last name in Greece?

2. In Chapter 22 where does Willow think that Lenore Cole has pain by observing the woman's posture?

3. What park does Mai want to go to in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, what color is the picnic table outside Fosters Freeze?

5. How old was Roberta Chance when her parents died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mai get Willow to stay with her and her family in Chapter 18?

2. What is the place like where Mai and her family live?

3. How did Jimmy and Roberta die?

4. What does Willow observe about Lenore Cole when she first sees her?

5. What does Duke see when he drives past the Chance house in Chapter 25?

6. Why did Willow write Jairo Hernandez a note in Chapter 14?

7. What happens shortly after Willow arrives at the Jamison Children's Center?

8. How does Willow describe Duke?

9. What does the taxi driver think about Willow when he picks her up in Chapter 12?

10. In Chapter 1, why is there a police car parked at Willow's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pattie grew up in Vietnam, and she was the daughter of a Vietnamese woman and a black U.S. soldier. How does Pattie’s background influence her decision to care for Willow and the way that she treats Willow?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is told from several different points of view. Analyze the author’s choice to change point of view from first person to third person and how this affects what readers know about characters as well as how it affect the plot.

Essay Topic 3

When Mai goes inside Willow’s house with her, she sees something that makes her decide to have Willow stay with her family. What does Mai see, and how does that influence her to want Willow to stay with her family?

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