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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. How does Meg make sure her special Easter eggs are preserved?

2. What did Molly live across the street from before she moved?

3. What do the first photos completed in the darkroom show?

4. Where does Meg learn how to develop photos?

5. Who does Meg make an extra set of prints for in the darkroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Meg feel when the darkroom is finished?

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

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

5. Who is Clarice?

6. What does Will tell Meg to look for in her room?

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

8. What nick name does Meg get at her new school and how does she get this nickname?

9. How could Will have had a lucrative career?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the family move to the country and what changes occur in their lives because of this move? Provide specific examples from the book to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was a main theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot? Provide examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Molly presents a very interesting and unique philosophy on beauty. What was this philosophy and how does this different idealism affect the people around her?

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