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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 does Mattie share with Mike during their picnic?

2. What is Sara wearing as she sings at the fair?

3. With whom does Mike have lunch after his deposition?

4. The event in #121 takes place in what year?

5. As Mike takes an after dinner walk, he is overcome by a perception of _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Mike offer to help Mattie after she loses her job?

2. What horrible acts is Mike driven to commit on Kyra and himself?

3. What senses does Mike experience about a young boy as he walks along the lake?

4. What does Bill tell Mike about why people don't like Mike's being back in the area?

5. How does Jo help Mike during his assault by Max and Rogette?

6. What does Mattie fear that Max will do if he cannot win custody of Kyra?

7. Why does Mike categorize Elmer Durgin as an ELFF?

8. What does Kyra intuit at the Fryeburg County Fair scenario that Mike does not pick up on?

9. How is Kyra able to recall vivid details of the Fryeburg County Fair experience she shares with Mike?

10. What does Durgin try to get Mike to admit in a deposition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Sara Tidwell. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Mattie. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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