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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. Where did Hillary learn to make maps?

2. For what do the elves use a bike wheel?

3. What are elf houses built out of?

4. What does Hillary see Sara-Kate stealing from her father's garden?

5. Why can't Hillary see the elves themselves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hillary train herself to see elves?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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