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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 color are the silk slippers that O'Neill shows Maren and Clara?
2. In Chapter 6, how long until Christmas?
3. In Chapter 3, what instrument does Auntie play?
4. What is the year at the beginning of Chapter 1?
5. In Chapter 4, when does Clara think that Scarff and O'Neill return?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, what do Maren and Clara do after breakfast on Christmas morning?
2. In Chapter 12, who peeks into the window at Verity's home and what does he see?
3. In Chapter 3, how does the village celebrate when Scarff and O'Neill arrive?
4. In Chapter 8, what do Auntie and Clara tell Simon when he comes to take Maren to a dance?
5. How is a section of Pinkney's field set up for the medicine show?
6. Why does Simon come to Auntie's house in Chapter 6?
7. In Chapter 1, how is Maren changing?
8. How does Clara describe the caravan that Scarff and O'Neill travel with?
9. In Chapter 9, how does O'Neill send a message and what news does he send?
10. In Chapter 4, what happens when Maren tells Simon that she wants a pair of gloves at the medicine show?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel is set in the late 1870s, but it also includes references to fairy tale creatures. What elements of fantasy are used in the novel? Why is the novel both historical fiction and fantasy? Why is it not magical realism?
Essay Topic 2
O’Neill creates a special painting for Clara. What elements are in the painting? What do each of these elements symbolize? What does the painting symbolize regarding O’Neill’s feelings for Clara?
Essay Topic 3
Clara and Maren have been raised together, but have different personalities. In what ways are Clara and Maren alike and unalike? How do those similarities and differences affect their relationship?
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