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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. Carol’s advice to Sia in the end of Chapter 20 is to “Look for opportunities to show people” what?

2. What word from Chapter 20 means arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness?

3. Where does Carol say Tito used to teach in Chapter 4?

4. From what narrative point of view is Sia related?

5. What is Amber’s last name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thoughts consume Sia as she falls asleep in the end of Chapter 10?

2. What is Carol’s response when Sia asks her how she came to be homeless in Chapter 6?

3. What advice does Carol give to Sia regarding her situation in Chapter 20?

4. What does Carol teach Sia in Chapter 5? What does Carol tell Sia about finding work?

5. How does Sia’s mother respond when Sia asks her why they are so wealthy in Chapter 9?

6. What danger does Sia encounter in Chapter 15? Who appears to intervene on Sia’s account?

7. What exchange takes place between Sia and Beatriz when Sia arrives home from school in Chapter 13?

8. What clues indicate to Sia where she is located in Chapter 1? Why does Sia not go to the police, considering her condition?

9. How is Sia’s mother described when Sia first observes her in Chapter 13?

10. Whom does Sia encounter at the bakery in Chapter 14? What does Sia order there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of friendship in the novel. In what ways is Carol the only “true friend” that Sia has at this point in the novel? How does Carol differ from Sia’s school friends and her family? What does friendship mean to Sia?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of forgiveness in Sia. How does Sia learn in the course of the novel to forgive both others and herself? How does this theme apply to the other main characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and analyze the characters of Tito and Mikey in the narrative. How old are these characters? What do Tito and Mikey have in common? How do they differ?

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