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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 advantage does Meg have over Molly?

2. Why is Molly taken to the hospital?

3. What kind of pies do Margaret make?

4. What advantage does Molly have over Meg?

5. What accomplishment of her father's does Meg compare the darkroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How could Will have had a lucrative career?

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

5. What does Meg yell at her parents about while Molly is in the hospital?

6. What kind of treatment does Molly get in the hospital?

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

8. What favor does Molly ask of Meg just before she is to come home from the hospital?

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

10. What is Will's nephew trying to do to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security are two themes presented in this book. Where do these themes appear and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why do you think Lois Lowry chose these particular places for this novel?

Essay Topic 3

How is Meg able to find closure in the face of her sister's death? Provide specific examples from the book.

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