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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 rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's lunches at school?

2. What nick-name does Jane give Sara-Kate at school?

3. What does Sara-Kate eat for lunch at school?

4. In Hillary's mind, what is the tin pan with water?

5. Why does Sara-Kate have to go to the drugstore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strikes Hillary as odd about her time at Sara-Kate's house?

2. Why is Sara-Kate teased about her appearance at school?

3. How does Hillary train herself to see elves?

4. What rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's lunches?

5. What does Sara-Kate say elf language sounds like?

6. What ruins some of the houses in the elf village?

7. What makes Sara-Kate seem more mature in Hillary's eyes?

8. What rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's father, and how does Hillary respond to this?

9. What does Hillary start to do when she sees some ruined houses in the elf village, and how does Sara-Kate respond?

10. What is Hillary most impressed with when she sees the elf village?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Lenox was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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