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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 21, what childhood nickname does Honeybee call Avery?

2. In Chapter 22, where does Mrs. Sevier want to go to avoid Miss Tann and her blackmail?

3. In Chapter 17, in the article that Trent has Avery read, how old was Mary Sykes when she was stolen from the porch of her mother's home?

4. How many graves does Rill say are on the Sevier property in Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Trent say that his grandfather struggled with at the end?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, who comes by while Avery and Trent are inside the little cottage?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 19, what does May tell Trent about his grandfather?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Trent and his grandfather enjoyed helping people. What were the motives behind the help that Trent and his grandfather offered to people? What role did empathy play in the things they did and the ways they helped people?

Essay Topic 2

On the boat and when they are kidnapped, Rill took care of her siblings. What is revealed about responsibility through Rill’s actions? What does that sense of responsibility reveal about Rill?

Essay Topic 3

After being kidnapped, Rill often felt powerless and hopeless. Why did Rill feel powerless after the kidnapping? How did that sense of powerlessness drive feelings of hopelessness?

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