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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 does Meg feel like when she develops the first photos in the darkroom?

2. What does Molly want to be when she grows up?

3. Why is Molly kept in the hospital when the bleeding stops?

4. Who is most like Meg's mother in the family?

5. What makes it hard for Meg to concentrate on her school work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Molly so sick in February?

2. Why do the girls have to share a room in there new house?

3. What does Will say keeps him from being lonely?

4. What does Meg feel guilty for when Molly is taken to the hospital?

5. What does Molly do the moment she gets in her room at the new house?

6. What do Meg and Molly want to be when they grow up?

7. What happens to Molly in the first month at her new school?

8. What does Will say kept him from pursuing many things after Margaret died?

9. What does Meg say about Tierny that makes Molly smile?

10. What causes Molly to be rushed to the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is a theme seen in a number of sensitive places throughout this novel. Discuss some of the scenes where despair is present and discuss the role that despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

What role does Meg play in Happy's birth and how does this affect her personally? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate to the most in this book? Why? How did this character change throughout the book? How do you think you might change if you were in the same situation.

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