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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 accomplishment of her mother's does Meg compare the darkroom to?

2. What does Lydia say is the worst month?

3. Where does Charles say most solutions come from?

4. How many special eggs does Meg decorate?

5. How does Meg say her parents act while Molly is in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meg think when she sees Molly styling her hair?

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

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

4. How does Molly feel when she quits the sport she is involved in at school?

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

6. What does Molly say she admires most about Meg?

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

8. Why does Meg decide she doesn't want to go to summer camp?

9. Why do Molly and her mother have such a close connection?

10. What is Meg's father's schedule like in the country?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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