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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 scares Hillary when she leaves her house after hearing her father saw Sara-Kate?

2. What is Mr. Lenox looking for when school is canceled?

3. How does Sara-Kate feel when Hillary approaches her at night?

4. What is Sara-Kate sitting on when Hillary finds her in the house?

5. What shows Hillary's devotion to Sara-Kate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sara-Kate ask for when Hillary sees Sara-Kate after sneaking out of her house?

4. How does Sara-Kate describe her role in her household?

5. What is Hillary disappointed about when she is working in the village after being reunited with Sara-Kate?

6. Why do most people think Sara-Kate is absent from school?

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

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

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

10. What does Sara-Kate ask Hillary for after they work in the elf village after the storm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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