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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 is taken of the bike wheel that makes the ferris wheel?

2. How does Jane treat Sara-Kate?

3. What makes Sara-Kate get mad at Hillary?

4. What does Sara-Kate do when she sees Mr. Lenox talking to something strange?

5. Why does Sara-Kate say the elves won't show themselves to Hillary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hillary start to do when she sees some ruined houses in the elf village, and how does Sara-Kate respond?

2. What makes Sara-Kate seem more mature in Hillary's eyes?

3. What causes Hillary to go into Sara-Kate's house?

4. What rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's father, and how does Hillary respond to this?

5. What is the only proof Hillary has that Sara-Kate lives with her mother?

6. Why is Sara-Kate teased about her appearance at school?

7. What strikes Hillary as odd about her time at Sara-Kate's house?

8. What does Hillary's father spend most of his time at home doing, and why?

9. What is Hillary most impressed with when she sees the elf village?

10. What rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's lunches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Lisle have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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