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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 Sara-Kate have to go to the drugstore?

2. Why are Sara-Kate's clothes made fun of at school?

3. What does Sara-Kate eat for lunch at school?

4. What is captivating to Hillary about Sara-Kate?

5. In Hillary's mind, what is the tin pan with water?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ruins some of the houses in the elf village?

3. What does Hillary's mother say when she hears Hillary was playing with Sara-Kate?

4. What does Sara-Kate say elf language sounds like?

5. How does Hillary train herself to see elves?

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

7. What does Sara-Kate say the elves eat?

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

9. Why does Allison Sara-Kate should not be trusted?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Lenox was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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