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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 do Kyle and Marley have for lunch in Chapter 9?

2. What meal does Kyle plan to cook for Marley in Chapter 14?

3. Of what does Sam accuse Kyle in Chapter 15?

4. What does Lydia remove in Chapter 6?

5. Which of Kyle’s written work does Marley especially admire, as she explains in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Kyle and Marley visit the park in in Chapter 18? What does Kyle learn?

2. Why do Kyle and Sam argue in Chapter 15? What does Kyle realize about his friend?

3. What event does Kyle attend in Chapter 6? What happens there?

4. What does the reader learn about Kyle’s football career in Chapter 1? What did Kyle do as a result?

5. Whom does Kyle meet in Chapter 8? What does he learn about this individual?

6. What odd occurrence does Kyle experience in Chapter 11?

7. What does Lydia help Kyle understand in Chapter 15?

8. What opportunity does Kyle pursue in Chapter 18? What opportunity does his mother give him?

9. What does Kyle tell Marley about his relationship with Kim in Chapter 13? What does he come to realize as a result of their conversation?

10. What happens when Kyle goes for a walk in Chapter 4? How does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the fairy tale in All This Time? Discuss the importance of the fairy tale, both to the novel’s characters and themes.

Essay Topic 2

How is All This Time a coming-of-age novel? Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Appearances in All This Time can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

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