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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 "The Door," what color are Emmaline's eyes?

2. In "The Door," what was Dusty wearing when Landreaux shot him?

3. In "The Passage," what saint does Father Travis tell a story about?

4. In "The Door," what do Landreaux and Emmaline do with the rifle?

5. In "The Crossbeams," what did Emmaline think she wanted to teach when she was planning to get her teacher's certificate?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the "Pain Chart," what did Landreaux remember about riding the bus to boarding school when he was a child?

2. At the end of "Almond Joy," what did the girl and Wolfred see?

3. How is Nola described in "The Passage"?

4. What happens when Emmaline brings gifts to Nola in "The Gate"?

5. In "The Gate," what perfume do Snow and Josette buy their mother for Christmas, and what does it smell like and look like?

6. At the end of "The Passage," how does Romeo get pain killers?

7. What happened to Dusty?

8. What does Romeo like to bring as gifts in "Wild Things"?

9. How was Mackinnon described by Wolford in "Hello, Beauty"?

10. In "Wild Things," what does Father Travis remember about a bombing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters have to learn to deal with things that happened in the past. Which characters have to learn to accept events that have happened in the past? How does accepting the past bring them insight and peace?

Essay Topic 2

Sections of the novel can be classified as realistic fiction, and other sections can be classified as historical fiction. Which sections of the novel would be classified as realistic fiction and which as historical fiction? Why would these sections have these classifications?

Essay Topic 3

Landreaux accidentally kills Dusty, a young boy. In what way is the death of Dusty an evil action? Does killing Dusty make Landreaux an evil person?

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