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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 is the name of Maggie's sister?

2. What is the topic of the essays Kaitlin writes for the Bookends?

3. Who does Garner note was on the scene when Robert Crutchfield died?

4. What does Kaitlin tell her family about Bram in Chapter 25?

5. How does Kaitlin feel about the jewelry Bram gives her in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hortensia and what does she want from Kaitlin?

2. What do the Malones talk about at dinner in Chapter 25?

3. What is Kaitlin's response when Abby tells Kaitlin she wants her to cover both Saturday shifts at the vegetable stand?

4. After her identity is revealed, where does Kaitlin spend the night?

5. Where does Kaitlin go snooping in Chapter 21 and why?

6. Why do The Bookends speak ill of Kaitlin to Bram? How does Bram react?

7. Why does Kaitlin curse her ancestors in Chapter 17?

8. Who returns in Chapter 18?

9. What does Kaitlin fail to do in Chapter 20?

10. In Chapter 23, what does Kaitlin think about while in class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kaitlin’s character growth throughout the novel. How does her character compare from when the reader is first introduced to her to when the novel concludes? What events or people in her life prompt Kaitlin’s growth?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Kaitlin. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the novel? Does she grow as a character? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

What is the climax of the novel? Describe this section of the novel in detail by highlighting the traits of a climax and why this section is one.

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