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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Angel help the Altman women make while Michael and Paul were in town?
(a) Peanutbutter.
(b) Apple pies.
(c) Applesauce.
(d) Butter.

2. Who does Miriam quote "like gospel"?
(a) Paul.
(b) Angel.
(c) Her father.
(d) Michael.

3. What did the Altmans name their new baby boy?
(a) Murphy Joe.
(b) Paul Simon.
(c) Michael Paul.
(d) Benjamin Michael.

4. According to Michael and Angel's wishes, what marked their graves?
(a) A granite angel.
(b) Simple wooden crosses.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) One headstone.

5. What was Paul's goal every time he saw Angel?
(a) He sought to erode Angel's confidence.
(b) He wished that Angel would talk to Miriam for him.
(c) He wanted to compliment Angel.
(d) He hoped that Angel would leave Michael for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Steven, Susana's fiance?

2. Who walked forward with Angel when she wanted to accept Jesus as her Lord?

3. When Elizabeth was in labor, what chore did she want to finish before giving birth?

4. What was Susana's God Box?

5. At one point Angel wanted to leave Sacramento. Where did Angel want to run away to next?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27 as Elizabeth gives birth, what is Angel's emotional reaction?

2. What happens in Chapter 23 after Michael has retrieved Angel for the second time?

3. What does Paul think of Miriam? What is his reaction to her and why?

4. What happens when Angel and Michael are alone in Joseph Hochschild's store in Chapter 23?

5. In San Francisco, Duke gives Angel a choice. She can either go back to her old role as prostitute, or she can become the manager of the girls. Which does she choose and why?

6. By the end of Chapter 33, how has Angel's character evolved from the beginning of the book?

7. How is the timing of Michael and Ange's deaths significant?

8. What effect does Elizabeth asking Angel to be her midwife have on Angel?

9. In Chapter 26, how does Elizabeth pregnancy influence Angel's opinion of herself and the future?

10. How does Angel discover Elizabeth's opinions concerning whom Miriam is in love with? What is Angel's reaction?

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