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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 many calves did Kai Tajima bring illegally from Japan through Canada?
2. What jewelry did Cas wear when she would wear when she performed with her harp?
3. When Cas and Sunny sailed back to the U.S., how many children were on board?
4. What ship did Sunny and Cas take to Europe?
5. What animal bit Snow and required him to be treated by Lou?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Sunny and Cas travel to New York?
2. What information has Rocky been able to learn about Stryker's wife?
3. What were performances like when Cas went on tour in Scandinavia?
4. What did Sunny learn about her mother when she and Cas went to Paris?
5. What is the barracks like that Schiff lives in at the camp?
6. Why does Lyndon Finn come to visit Rocky?
7. What did Schiff's parents bring with them when they immigrated to the United States?
8. Who is Sunny's fiance, and why has he left the Valley?
9. What do Schiff and Sunny decide to do before he leaves for the Army?
10. How is Passover celebrated at Manzanar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Properties of Thirst? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? Does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
In Properties of Thirst, 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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