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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. At his late father's house, what does Bud say to his brother, Dillion, he knows more about than anything?

2. Even though Rachel's brother and his partner broke up, what do they still share?

3. Where do Frankie and Matthew raise Tara and her sister, Apsara?

4. What is Rachel's profession?

5. One of the union workers in Southeast Asia calls Bud a black sheep of his family. What animal does Bud refer to himself as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bud learn about from his childhood friendship with Sally?

2. What things during dinner with his father does Bud learn about the world?

3. How does Tara describe her childhood upbringing in Kathmandu?

4. What does Tara's father, Matthew, do for a living once in Kathmandu?

5. After Matthew gets his job at Devils Postpile National Monument, what do he and Frankie argue about?

6. What does Tara's friend, Tracey, make a film about and how does Tara feel about it?

7. What does Tara's former boyfriend, whom she dates in her 20s, tell her about money?

8. What idea does Bud come up with for temporary employment while living at Lizzie's apartment?

9. By the end of Chapter 4, how does Rachel feel about her brother moving back in with Kirk and now Ethan?

10. After his medical treatments, what does Saul do when he arrives back home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe expresses that his mother was a Buddhist yet was "bribing the cycle of karma with petty cash" (80). Write an essay analyzing Joe and his mother's relationship with Buddhism in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Joe's relationship with Veronica. How would you describe how they feel towards each other after Veronica's husband died? What is the significance of their relationship? How does it evolve and change?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay summarizing why Tara and her family ended up leaving Kathmandu. Then, explain how Tara's life might have been different if she and her family had never left Kathmandu.

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