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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. Where does Sara go after her aunt calls her father?

2. Where does Willie think Charlie is?

3. What animal scares Charlie when he tries to fix his watch?

4. How long do Joe and Sara walk together until Joe suggests they take a break?

5. What does Sara do when the person she thought stole Charlie's watch insists on helping her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Charlie when Sara broke her nose?

2. What does Sara find ironic about her inability to cry about Charlie being gone?

3. Why does Joe want Sara to climb a large dirt hill with him?

4. What does Sam do when he comes to visit his children?

5. Why did some boys take Charlie's watch?

6. What does Joe say when Sara apologizes for being so mean when she thought he stole Charlie's watch?

7. How does Sara feel when she gets to the top of the hill?

8. Why does Charlie's watch stop working, and what does he do about this?

9. What does Charlie do when Sara tries to show him the flying swans?

10. What did Sara do to the boy who she thought stole Charlie's watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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