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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 Seventh Property of Thirst," where does Sunny offer to take Schiff?

2. Where did Hace have to go after the incident with the elephant?

3. How many apple trees were growing before the Water boys plowed them up?

4. Who runs the restaurant Schiff likes to frequent in "The Seventh Property of Thirst"?

5. What game do the Janets like to play in their free time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Georgina Takei, and why is she at Manzanar?

2. What two things does Dr. Arakawa want from Schiff?

3. What did Schiff's parents bring with them when they immigrated to the United States?

4. Who comes to treat Sunny in "The Fifth Property of Thirst"?

5. What did Sunny learn about her mother when she and Cas went to Paris?

6. Why do the Gunderson's bring Sunny to Three Chairs?

7. What does Sunny send Schiff when he is in Honolulu?

8. How is Passover celebrated at Manzanar?

9. Who is Sunny's fiance, and why has he left the Valley?

10. How does Snow shoot Rhodes in "The Eight Property of Thirst"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sunny and Stryker are twins. What type of relationship do they have? What role does Sunny have to play in their relationship and why?

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

Snow is a character in the background until "The Eighth Property of Thirst." Then Wiggins reveals his background and who he is. How and why Snow does change from a flat to a round character in “The Eighth Property of Thirst”? Why is it important to know more about him and who he is?

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