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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. What is the name of Davey's favorite patient at the hospital?

2. Before her first day of school after the funeral, what does Davey eat for breakfast?

3. Where does Wolf work?

4. What does the family eat for the first night they are in New Mexico?

5. What is the name of Davey's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Davey uncomfortable in Los Alamos?

2. Why is Gwen a bad example of support for Davey?

3. What obstacles lie in Davey's path to recovery?

4. In Atlantic City, how is Davey deteriorating both physically and emotionally?

5. Describe Walter's character.

6. What triggers Davey's memories of her father when she has first arrived in New Mexico?

7. There is comic relief in Chapter 24 when Jason makes a joke about the reason he gets out of bed in the morning. Why is this scene significant in the story?

8. Why does Jane get drunk when Davey spends the night?

9. How does Davey alienate Jason?

10. What is symbolized by Davey flushing her pills down the toilet on the airplane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When, how, and why does Davey reverse roles with those around her?

Essay Topic 2

What are two examples of irony in Tiger Eyes? Why might the author have elected to portray these things ironically?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Davey's first-person perspective important in developing the story?

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