View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight does Meg tell Maria Molly has gained since coming home from the hospital?

2. What does Ben name his baby?

3. Who is the first non-family member to hold Maria's baby?

4. What does Molly argue with her parents about before going back to the hospital?

5. What allows Meg to be strong in her grief?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Meg think when Molly climbs into her father's lap?

3. What kind of rumors are spread about Maria and Ben?

4. How does Meg realize the true nature of Molly's condition?

5. What favor does Maria ask of Meg while Molly is in the hospital?

6. What gives Meg strength when she sees her mother sewing the quilt?

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

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

9. What impresses Meg when she starts teaching Will?

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

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

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 636 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample