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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Willie say she understands Sara's feelings about Wanda?
(a) She had a prettier sister once.
(b) She sees the truth in Sara's eyes.
(c) She felt the same way.
(d) All young girls feel that way.

2. What does Willie ask Sara to do after Wanda leaves?
(a) Take Charlie with her.
(b) Do some homework.
(c) Take a walk.
(d) Finish her chores.

3. What does Sara chide Charlie for after they leave Mary's house?
(a) Leaving without her.
(b) Worrying Mary's mother.
(c) Embarrassing her.
(d) Being rude to a nice woman.

4. What was used to make the place where Charlie goes after his sucker is fixed?
(a) A tarp.
(b) An old chair.
(c) Purple ink.
(d) A blanket.

5. Who is at the lake with Sara and Charlie after Wanda and Frank leave?
(a) Sara's English teacher.
(b) An old couple.
(c) Mary.
(d) Nobody.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is Charlie's sucker fixed for him?

2. Where does Wanda want to go with her boyfriend?

3. Who turns Charlie around when he starts to walk away after getting upset on Mary's porch?

4. Why does Sara get angry with Wanda after Wanda's fight with Aunt Willie?

5. How does Sara feel when she sees the swans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charlie's foot so sore while he is in the woods?

2. What does Wanda say Aunt Willie never lets her do?

3. How does Sara feel about what Wanda wants to do for Charlie?

4. What does not give Charlie comfort in the woods, and why does this upset him so?

5. What does Charlie do when he is asked the time, and why?

6. What is Charlie so anxious about at the beginning of the book?

7. What does Sara say to Charlie when we first meet him in the book?

8. What does Sara decide to do after Wanda leaves with Frank?

9. What happens when Charlie asks for help with his missing button?

10. How do Sara and Charlie feel about the swans?

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