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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. What does Ann ban from the Hall household?
(a) The Liberator.
(b) Dirty shoes.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Candy.

2. What is the profession of the Jewish man that Catherine meets?
(a) Physician.
(b) Peddler.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Rabbi.

3. What ailment does Cassie develop?
(a) A fever.
(b) A cold.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Poison ivy.

4. Who is Cassie's older brother?
(a) David.
(b) Derrick.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Devin.

5. Who is the first person to welcome Ann as a neighbor?
(a) Mrs. Evans.
(b) Mrs. Hallowell.
(c) Mrs. Currin.
(d) Mrs. Shipman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pregnancy is announced in Chapter 18?

2. Who does Mr. Hall plan to marry?

3. Ann is sensitive to Catherine's feelings regarding what?

4. What does Catherine receive in the mail?

5. Who is Mr. Holt courting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use foreshadowing related to Cassie getting cold after swimming?

2. What are the circumstances that precipitate Catherine's leaving home?

3. How does Ann alienate Uncle Jack when he comes for a visit and how does Mr. Hall react?

4. Describe how Ann is becoming both physically and emotionally stronger since her arrival at the Hall household.

5. Explain why spring is a metaphor for the new dynamics of the Hall family.

6. How do the Shipman and Hall families hold up in the aftermath of Cassie's death?

7. Describe the story of the rock slide that killed the Wiley family and the moral that can be told from it.

8. Describe the transition dynamic within the Hall household by this point in time.

9. How does the author use flashbacks to help communicate Catherine's feelings about the death of her mother and baby brother?

10. Cite examples that support the theme of loss in Chapter 17.

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