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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. In Chapter 49, what is Quang-ha doing at the beginning of the chapter?

2. In Chapter 33, how many kids meet with Mai during the program for at-risk teens?

3. What is the only plant at the entrance of Duke's apartment building?

4. In Chapter 51, where is the vet located that Duke takes Cheddar to?

5. What month is it in Chapter 54?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does power spraying change the appearance of the apartment complex in Chapter 50?

2. What news does Willow receive at the beginning of Chapter 55?

3. In Chapter 34, by the time that Duke and Quang-ha arrive, what have Willow and Pattie accomplished?

4. Why does Duke bring Cheddar back to the apartment complex in Chapter 5?

5. How does Willow fix Duke's television in Chapter 40?

6. What does Pattie find for Willow to do in Chapter 44, and how do Willow's projects benefit Pattie?

7. In Chapter 42, what type of containers does Willow get for her sunflowers and how does she get them?

8. Why does everything in Duke's apartment look gray?

9. What does Duke do when he wakes early in the morning at the end of Chapter 56?

10. In Chapter 49, what happens after Willow and the other till the dirt at the apartment complex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Willow plants the acorn that Mai gives her. What is the significance of Willow planting the acorn?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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