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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 does Miss Bowzer say when Uncle Jack wants to buy her restaurant?

2. After buying their new townhouse, Evie and Bert celebrate by ordering what meal at Miss Bowzer's restaurant?

3. Evie and Bert buy a home in Coal Harbour. Where is it?

4. How does Uncle Jack respond when Primrose is put in foster care?

5. Why do two classmates help Primrose carry home the guinea pig's cage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Miss Perfidy suggest has happened to Primrose's sweaters?

2. What is Uncle Jack's reaction when Primrose is put in foster care?

3. How does Miss Honeycut try to get Primrose out of the way so she can have a relationship with Uncle Jack?

4. Do Evie and Bert like Coal Harbour?

5. In Chapter 8, Primrose's sweaters are missing. What are some of the possible reasons for this?

6. How is the mystery of the missing sweaters finally solved?

7. What is Miss Perfidy's very unusual mental condition?

8. How does Primrose end up in the hosptial in Chapter 8?

9. What is unique about the food at Miss Bowzer's restaurant?

10. Before she is put in the hospital, what is Miss Perfidy's garbled version of Primrose's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When a raincoat belonging to Primrose's mother is found at sea near a deserted island, it means very different things to different characters.

Part 1) What does the raincoat mean to the sheriff? Who shares his interpretation?

Part 2) What does the raincoat mean to Primrose, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Hope is a major theme of Everything on a Waffle. How does Primrose keep her hope alive while her parents are gone? Is it logical for her to believe that they are still alive? Why or why not? In the end, is Primrose right?

Essay Topic 3

When Primrose's parents disappear, no one knows quite what to do with her. There is a lot of debate about where she should live.

Part 1) Compare and contrast Primrose's living situations with Miss Perfidy, Uncle Jack and her foster parents, Evie and Bert. What are the good points of each? What are the bad points?

Part 2) Although Uncle Jack is at first reluctant to be Primrose's guardian, eventually he agrees. Does he do a good job or a bad job? Explain why you think so.

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