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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 jewelry did Cas wear when she would wear when she performed with her harp?
2. How did Cas's mother die?
3. What was the name of the Commander's daughter who was friends with Suzy Komoko?
4. In what district was the town Gex where Lou grew up?
5. What did Stryker see once when he was camping with his father and Sunny that made him do a celebratory dance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Passover celebrated at Manzanar?
2. Who comes to treat Sunny in "The Fifth Property of Thirst"?
3. Why do the Gunderson's bring Sunny to Three Chairs?
4. Why does Lyndon Finn come to visit Rocky?
5. What is the barracks like that Schiff lives in at the camp?
6. What did Hace tell Sunny when she went to see him?
7. What do Schiff and Sunny decide to do before he leaves for the Army?
8. Who met Cas and Sunny when their train arrived in New York?
9. How did Sunny and Cas travel to New York?
10. What did Sunny ask herself about those days in Paris later when she returned home and how did she try to figure out what she had thought then?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Wiggins had a stroke during the writing of Properties of Thirst. What challenges did Wiggins have to overcome in order to finish the book? How was she able to overcome those challenges?
Essay Topic 2
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Wiggins uses in Properties of Thirst? How do these analogies help readers understand characters, events, or concepts?
Essay Topic 3
Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the main setting in Properties of Thirst? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?
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