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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. How old is Margaret?

2. Why is Margaret hiding from Moose in Chapter 10?

3. What does Nancy say all 14-year-old boys are interested in?

4. What does Nancy do at two-thirty?

5. What do the girls sit in a circle to look at in Margaret's bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Margaret embarrassed at Janie's church?

2. Why does Margaret believe Nancy notices everything?

3. What does Margaret enjoy about the holiday pageant?

4. What does Margaret suspect is the reason for her family's move?

5. Describe Nancy's relationship with her brother.

6. Describe Margaret's new teacher.

7. What does Barbara Simon think of Margaret not wearing socks to school?

8. Why isn't Margaret afraid to answer the door?

9. Describe Freddy "The Lobster" Barnett.

10. Why does Margaret tell Janie she is buying winter pajamas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mr. Benedict do in his first year as a teacher? What are his triumphs? What are his challenges?

Essay Topic 2

Margaret lived in New York for 11 years, and no one ever asked her about religion. Why might it "all of a sudden" be a big deal in her new community? Would Margaret have explored religion if her family stayed in New York? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

If Margaret's parents did not teach her about religion, where did her image of God come from? How does she know about God? Why does she communicate with God?

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