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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 does Sara-Kate drink while pretending to be Pierre?

2. Who makes it clear to Hillary that Sara-Kate is still around?

3. Whom does Hillary tell about what she sees in Sara-Kate's house?

4. What was Hillary hoping to see more of while working with Sara-Kate in the backyard again?

5. How does Sara-Kate say she sometimes fills in the gaps when she is low on money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Hillary get the money to go shopping with for Sara-Kate and her mother?

2. What does Hillary see in Sara-Kate's living room?

3. Why does Sara-Kate refuse to ask adults for help with her extreme situation?

4. What corroborates Hillary's ideas about Sara-Kate after their meeting at night?

5. Why does Hillary have to be careful with her flashlight when sneaking out of her house at night?

6. Why does Sara-Kate say she could never live like Hillary?

7. Why is Hillary so troubled by what she saw in Sara-Kate's house?

8. What shocks Hillary when hearing about Sara-Kate's role in her house?

9. What renews Hillary's belief in magic when she is reunited with Sara-Kate?

10. What causes Hillary to sneak out of her house at night?

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

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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