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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. How long has Lola lived in Highland Park?

2. What language does Felix speak?

3. How long have Claudia and Gabriel been married?

4. How old is Patricia before her birthday on the 26th?

5. How long did Claudia live in New York when she was a student?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olivia remember about buying her house and restoring it?

2. What is Keila like?

3. What does Keila tell her girls when they want to file a missing person’s report for their father?

4. What is the show of Keila's pieces in April like?

5. What is the pool like at Keila and Oscar's place?

6. How does Keila feel when she visits her parents' graves?

7. Why does Claudia Alvarado keep her maiden name when she marries?

8. What does Claudia miss the Sunday before Easter, and how does she react when Olivia tells her what she missed?

9. What does Keila say to Oscar when he returns, and what does he feel about what she says?

10. What does Olivia discover about her finances on April 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gabriel is helpful when he first comes to the hospital to see Claudia, but that changes. How does Gabriel act at the hospital? How do his actions change? What do his actions reveal about his character?

Essay Topic 2

Simon Brik is an art gallery owner who exhibits Keila’s art. What is the relationship between Keila and Simon? Why does she feel vulnerable when she is with him in February?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in L.A. Weather? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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