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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 war is Annabelle studying in Chapter 11?

2. What color window is at Annabelle's house?

3. What is the name of the phone operator in Chapter 11?

4. What part of Toby's body is terribly scarred?

5. What does Toby carry on his back?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what do the children do during recess?

2. What is Betty doing when Annabelle sees her on the path in Chapter 6?

3. Why do Annabelle's family prune spruces in Chapter 9, and how do her brothers help?

4. Why is Constable Oleska waiting outside church in Chapter 10?

5. Why might Annabelle's family be considered rich?

6. In Chapter 1, what things does Annabelle have in her room?

7. Who is Toby?

8. Why will Ruth not go back to school with Annabelle?

9. What happens to Ruth during recess in Chapter 7?

10. What are some photographs that Tony has taken with the camera he borrowed from Annabelle's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annabelle and her mother are kind to Betty. Does Betty appreciate how Annabelle and her mother help her when she falls in poison ivy? How does kindness seem to affect Betty’s behavior in a positive or negative way?

Essay Topic 2

Betty causes many of the conflicts in the novel. How does Betty cause conflict in the novel? With whom are most of these conflicts? How do these conflicts advance the plot and develop the characters, especially Annabelle?

Essay Topic 3

Henry begins to see his sister and life as they really are in the novel. How do the situations and events in the book affect Henry? How do they help him to mature and see his sister and life as they really are?

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