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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. Left alone, Primrose imagines the noises from the gym are what sounds?

2. How does the visit with Miss Perfidy end?

3. What does Primrose decide to write in her mother's notebook?

4. What is Primrose's last name?

5. Who teaches Primrose to make cinnamon rolls?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Bowzer feel about Uncle Jack's actions as a real estate developer?

2. Why does Uncle Jack want to change Coal Harbour?

3. What happens to Mr. Cantina's dog while Primrose is in the drugstore.

4. What does Primrose decide to collect in her mother's notebook?

5. Primrose searches her mother's notebook for clues, but finds only what?

6. In Chapter 1, what has happened to Primrose's parents?

7. Where does Primrose stay during her parents' absence in Chapter 1?

8. What did Primrose do when her mother smoked? What reminds her of this?

9. Why does the town hold a memorial service for Primrose's parents in Chapter 1?

10. Does Primrose believe her parents are dead after the raincoat is found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Primrose's father is lost at sea, her mother sails off into the storm to rescue him.

Part 1) Could both of Primrose's parents have been killed by doing this?

Part 2) Do you agree with her mother's decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the personality of Sheriff Peters in the story, especially his role in the discovery of the raincoat. Could he have done a better job of looking for Primrose's parents? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the people in Coal Harbour are a little odd, including Miss Perfidy, Miss Bowzer, Miss Honeycut, Primrose's mother and Primrose.

Part 1) List some of the unusual traits of these characters. How do they change the story? Would it be more entertaining or less entertaining?

Part 2) Would Primrose miss her mother as much if she was more like other people? Why or why not?

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