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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. How does Josie feel while listening to the Christmas music?
2. What does Hollis pick to use for Christmas decorations?
3. In her head, Hollis begs the Old Man and Izzy not to _____________________.
4. Who rescued Hollis when she was injured on the mountain?
5. Who is hugging Hollis in her drawing, End of Summer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Hollis' Twelfth Picture, A Mountain of Trouble, depicting the events of the truck accident on the mountain.
2. Why does Hollis refuse to go back to the Regans' house even after Mr. Regan begs her to?
3. Why does Hollis not ask Josie about the green sweater now hanging in the shed but which Hollis had left at the riverbank the day she saw someone on the opposite bank?
4. What does Hollis see for the very first time as she looks at her pictures from the Summer?
5. What touching scene does Hollis create in her Ninth Picture, Izzy's Cake?
6. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?
7. What does Steven do and say to show that he loves Hollis as a sister when they spend some time on the mountain?
8. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?
9. What startles Hollis when she tries to fish on the riverbank?
10. How does Hollis show that she truly has Josie's best interests in mind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Patricia Reilly Giff's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of Steven. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?
Essay Topic 3
Create a brief character study of Mr. Regan. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?
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