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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. Why does Meg think Molly is so grouchy when she comes home from the hospital?

2. What day does Ben call to announce Maria is in labor?

3. Why don't Meg's parents let her visit Molly in the hospital?

4. What silly thing does Meg ask her father to do with her?

5. What does Meg accuse Molly of before she goes back to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will tell Meg she needs to come back to the country in the Fall?

2. Why does Ben show Meg something strange in the garden?

3. What instructions does Will give about the bouquet he brings?

4. Why does Maria ask a favor of Meg while Molly is in the hospital again?

5. How does Lydia say Molly and Meg were different as children?

6. How does Molly act when she comes home from the hospital?

7. What causes Molly to go to the hospital again?

8. How does Meg interpret the dreams she has about Molly?

9. What does Will teach Molly about and why does he teach her this?

10. How do Ben and Maria plan for their child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Meg and Molly are two very similar people, yet they have some very notable and important differences. Write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters and use the text to cite examples to support your argument.

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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