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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 22, what does Mrs. Sevier suggest that they listen to on the radio?
2. In Chapter 18, who does Rill run into after talking to Silas?
3. At the end of Chapter 20, why does Rill run from Mr. Sevier?
4. Where is Elliott flying in Chapter 21?
5. What newspaper runs an expose about corporate-owned nursing care?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 21, what are Avery's sisters and niece and nephews doing when she gets to Drayden Hill?
2. In Chapter 15, why does Trent say that his grandfather helped find people?
3. In Chapter 18, what happened to Rill at the end of the chapter?
4. What happened to Gabion at the viewing party in Chapter 14?
5. In Chapter 17, what fond memory does Avery have of being on Edisto Island alone with her father?
6. In Chapter 15, why does Abby call Avery and what do they talk about?
7. In Chapter 16, why did Miss Dodd need the job at the home?
8. In Chapter 21, who does Avery see in her grandmother's driveway and why is that person there?
9. What is the first thing that Avery and Trent find after the cabbie drops them off and they walk down a path?
10. At the end of Chapter 16, what news did Rill learn about Fern?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The families who adopt children from TCHS have good intentions. In what way do these families have good intentions? What problems do they cause? Why are their good intentions not enough to make up for what the children go through?
Essay Topic 2
Avery thinks of a phrase “Life can turn on a dime” (95) to describe how her life and her grandmother’s life have changed over the past year. What does the phrase mean? What is revealed about life through the phrase? What does the phrase reveal about change?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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