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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. Where do Elliott and Avery walk in Chapter 21?

2. At the end of Chapter 17, how many other women are in a photograph with Avery's grandmother on a beach?

3. At the end of Chapter 16, who does Rill tell to leave Stevie alone?

4. In Chapter 21, what childhood nickname does Honeybee call Avery?

5. In Chapter 14, how long have Rill and her siblings been at Miss Tann's?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, why did Rill think something was wrong with the Arcadia?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, what advice does Hootsie give Avery?

3. At the end of Chapter 16, what news did Rill learn about Fern?

4. In Chapter 22, what did Mr. and Mrs. Sevier want to do about Miss Tann and her demands?

5. In Chapter 17, what fond memory does Avery have of being on Edisto Island alone with her father?

6. Why did Rill run after Mr. Sevier talked about getting her piano lessons?

7. In Chapter 16, why did Miss Dodd need the job at the home?

8. In Chapter 14, what condition was Camellia in when Rill returned from the viewing party?

9. In Chapter 21, what does Elliott say about Grandma Judy?

10. What is the first thing that Avery and Trent find after the cabbie drops them off and they walk down a path?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told from the first person point of view and from the point of view of different narrators. How does using different narrators affect what can be told about characters? How does the author’s choice to use different narrators and the first person impact the plot and how readers view characters?

Essay Topic 2

Avery is jealous when she watches people enjoying themselves on Edisto Island. What does Avery realize about choices and time when she is on Edisto Island? What conclusion does she come to about choices and time? Do choices affect the time a person has or does time affect the choices a person makes?

Essay Topic 3

Hootsie and May did not get along when May first moved to the Seviers’ home. How would you describe the relationship between the two when May first moved to the Seviers’ home? How did their relationship change after May and Fern returned? How did their relationship change by the end of the novel, and why was there such a change?

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