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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 the reader learn about Veejay in Chapter 4?

2. Who is the first person to address Betsey on her first day at her new school?

3. What is the class learning about in geography on Betsey's first day at the new school?

4. What solution is reasonable to Betsey when she gets frustrated with her family?

5. What is the name of Betsey's new school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bernice reveal Betsey's hiding place?

2. How has Betsey's romance with Eugene progressed in Chapter 11?

3. How does the family dynamic change when Betsey is gone?

4. How do the children react to Jane's absence?

5. How does Betsey try to get back at Bernice?

6. How is it demonstrated that Betsey's childhood is falling away?

7. What argument develops between Jane and Greer in Chapter 3?

8. How does Veejay make Betsey feel bad about getting rid of Bernice?

9. Why and how has Jane sheltered her children?

10. How do Greer's lessons help Betsey when she is in school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does diction (word choice) have on the story? Does it make sense that the author's method of conveying a message is more important than the message itself? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Carrie create routine for the Brown family? In what ways is she good for the family? What about bad for them?

Essay Topic 3

Which character undergoes the biggest transformation in the story? What transforms them? What other characters are involved in the change? How do others react to the changes? Are they for the better? Why or why not?

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