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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 Hillary ask Sara-Kate when they are in the house together?

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

3. Who sends Sara-Kate money?

4. How does Hillary describe Sara-Kate's mother?

5. What does Hillary shoplift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sara-Kate about to do when Hillary's mother comes looking for her?

2. What allows Hillary to help out in the village all day the day after seeing Sara-Kate at night?

3. How does Sara-Kate entertain Hillary while they are eating the stolen food?

4. What does Hillary find in the upstairs room in Sara-Kate's house?

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

6. What does Hillary say was missing in her life when Sara-Kate was absent?

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

8. How has Sara-Kate been supporting herself and her mother by herself?

9. How does Hillary explain to herself what she saw in Sara-Kate's house?

10. What worries Jane about Hillary after her trip to Sara-Kate's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does Sara-Kate end up at the end of the book, and what led to this situation?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why did Hillary think Sara-Kate was an elf, and what did this belief do to guide her actions?

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