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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 Lynn's family think is healing her?

2. What does Katie steal from the hatchery?

3. What does Katie's father do that gets him fired?

4. What do Katie and her father eat after Lynn dies?

5. What do Lynn and Katie once throw from the roof of their house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Katie's mother calls from the hospital while Fumi and Katsu are watching Katie and Sammy?

2. What happens at the funeral that makes Katie fearful?

3. What do Katie and Sammy do at the hatchery?

4. What does Katie do on her eleventh birthday?

5. How do Sammy and Lynn look as Hank drives them to the hospital?

6. What does Katie do after she finds out what is really wrong with Lynn?

7. What does Hank do when they get to the hospital?

8. What happens when Uncle Katsu gets the truck stuck on a cliff?

9. What does Katie realize that means, to her, she is now a big girl?

10. What does Katie steal from the hatchery, and what does she do with what she steals?

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 motivations throughout the book, and explain how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Katie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot, and why?

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