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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 does Red try to write down some of the new impossible things she is learning in Chapter 23?

2. What is Tuck's favorite food to eat?

3. In Chapter 21, from where do Celine and Red watch the stars?

4. In Chapter 14, how many of Red's letters to her mother are returned to her unopened?

5. What does Red see when she realizes she might be lost in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Celine know about loss?

2. What does Red do when no one wants to eat Marvin's poi?

3. What does Red see as she and Ms. Anders approach the Groove farm?

4. What happens as Red and Celine are finishing dinner on Christmas Eve?

5. Why is Red angry in Chapter 1, and how do her emotions manifest themselves?

6. How does Red struggle during the dinner with the Kapules?

7. What does Red remember about her Gamma dying?

8. What is Red's room like at the Groove's?

9. How does Red find Tuck?

10. How does Red compare Mrs. Kapule's dancing and her Gamma's dancing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in All The Impossible Things? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Red?

Essay Topic 2

Celine and Wanda interact with Red in different ways. How do the two women interact with Red? How do the ways that they interact with Red reveal about the relationship each woman has with Red?

Essay Topic 3

Red feels like an old pair of shoes no one wants when she is sent to another foster home. Why does Red feel that way, and how does her attitude affect how she feels about her foster parents and Marvin?

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