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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. In Chapter 23, where did Celine find a returned letter Red sent to her mother?

2. What snack does Marvin bring to share for the class Halloween party?

3. What type of wallpaper is on the walls of the Groove's house?

4. How old was Celine's son, Roan, when he died?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Celine bring with her when she comes to ask Red to join them for Thanksgiving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Red see and hear when Celine takes her for a walk in Chapter 21?

2. How does Red find Tuck?

3. What happens when Red tries to talk in Chapter 18?

4. What notebook is Red careful to keep with her at all times, and how did she get it?

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

6. What happens because Red cannot control her disappointment over the returned letters?

7. How does Red's mother react when Red shows her the impossible notebook?

8. How did Red meet Ms. Anders for the first time?

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

10. Why is Celine upset when she takes Red to school on her first day at the Bramble school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of All the Impossible Things? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Red and Martin do not get along when they first meet. How and why do they become friends?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Lackey use artistic license to create the realistic background of All the Impossible Things? Even with the magical elements, does the story almost seem as though it might have happened?

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