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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. In Chapter 18, what does the man say that he does for a living when he speaks to Miss Tann about taking Rill?

2. What does Trent say that his grandfather's adoptive father did for a living?

3. Where does Trent say that his grandfather had his law office?

4. Where is the couple who want to adopt Gabion from in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 22, who does Rill, Arney, and Fern see when they wake on the boat in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why did Rill think that Briny and Queenie might not want her back?

2. In Chapter 17, what photographs does Avery find in Trent's grandfather's research room in the old slave cabin?

3. In Chapter 19, why does Leslie track Avery down at May's nursing home?

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

5. In Chapter 15, why does Trent say that his grandfather helped find people?

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

7. In Chapter 21, who does Avery see in her grandmother's driveway and why is that person there?

8. What happened to Gabion at the viewing party in Chapter 14?

9. In Chapter 18, what happened to Rill at the end of the chapter?

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

At the beginning of the novel, Avery and Elliott are engaged. Why does it seem that Avery and Elliott drifted into a romantic relationship? Why does Avery begin to question her relationship with Elliott? How does hearing her grandmother’s story affect the relationship between Avery and Elliott and why?

Essay Topic 2

Miss Tann seems to be a woman driven by greed. What seems to be the reason why Miss Tann kidnaps children and adopts them to well-to-do families? What is revealed about deception and greed through her actions?

Essay Topic 3

Rill and her siblings enjoy the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Why do Rill and her siblings enjoy the book? What does the book symbolize for Rill and for her siblings?

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