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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. When will Nancy be allowed to wear lipstick every day?

2. What does Margaret ask God for help deciding?

3. What does the secret club choose as its name?

4. What does Barbara Simon think will happen to Margaret from not wearing socks?

5. When does Margaret's family move to New Jersey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret think the tall girl must be new to Delano Elementary School?

2. Describe Margaret's new neighborhood.

3. Does Margaret experience what she thought she would at temple?

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

5. Why does Margaret feel uncomfortable around Evan and Moose?

6. Compare Grandma Sylvia's response to Margaret's interest in temple to Mrs. Simon's response.

7. How does Barbara Simon try to show that she understands Margaret?

8. Why does Herb Simon decide to hire Moose Freed?

9. Why does Margaret keep Philip Leroy as her #1 in the Boy Book?

10. Why doesn't Margaret feel she can suggest a name for the new club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Margaret's friendships change in the novel? What events influence her to question the behavior of her peers? How does she learn to be herself?

Essay Topic 2

Why might Barbara Simon not fit in with the other women on Mockingbird Lane? What might her life have been like in New York? How is her new life different?

Essay Topic 3

What is the male point of view in the novel? How does the author include the male experience?

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