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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 Green Chair," what does Maggie dream?

2. In "Wolfred and LaRose," where did the second LaRose go to boarding school?

3. What do the boys buy after getting off the bus in "Romeo and Landreaux"?

4. In "The Green Chair," how long has it been since Nola has talked to Emmaline?

5. In "Romeo and Landreaux," when the boys get off the bus how often have Romeo and Landreaux seen stoplights before?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Romeo and Landreaux," how is the dormitory building described?

2. In "Romeo and Landreaux," how do the boys get food and transportation away from the rest area?

3. In "The Powers," how does Maggie do at volleyball tryouts?

4. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what becomes the boys routine after they get to Minneapolis?

5. In "Romeo and Landreaux," what do the boys find in Minneapolis when they leave the city and find a weedy area?

6. In "The Green Chair," what does Father Travis teach on Saturday mornings?

7. In "The Powers," how does Landreaux make a pipe?

8. In "The Letters," what does Mrs. Peace say became of the first LaRose's bones?

9. In "Romeo and Landreaux," how is Romeo hurt?

10. What does Hollis say and think about Josette's garden that she plants in "The Powers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The older Iron and Ravich children are not close when Dusty dies. How do the children of the families become friends? In what way are the children like siblings by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Landreaux and Emmaline had a very passionate courtship and relationship before their children were born. How does their relationship change after the children are born? How would you describe their relationship and how they make their relationship work with all the challenges they face?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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