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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 Madeline have before her book club in Chapter 40?

2. How many daughters does Thea have?

3. In Chapter 7, for what activity is Renata's son Jackson famous at school?

4. What does Ziggy sleep with in Chapter 36?

5. How old was Abigail when he father returned and wanted a relationship with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the principal, Mrs. Lipmann, ask Jane to meet with her in Chapter 36?

2. In Chapter 8, what is Abigail doing with her dad and his new family on Christmas morning?

3. In Chapter 25, how has Jane been trying to fit into the school community?

4. In Chapter 12, how does Bonnie describe Abigail and how she and Madeline are working together?

5. In Chapter 28, why does Madeline tell Abigail that she can take her four-poster bed?

6. In Chapter 15, what is Madeline wearing when Jane and Ziggy come over?

7. In Chapter 29, what happens when Jane realizes that Ziggy's family tree project is due the next day?

8. In Chapter 1, where does Mrs. Ponder live and why?

9. What happens at the end of the mother's race in Chapter 27?

10. Why does Madeline think there should be a law that ex-husbands had to live in different suburbs in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane considers leaving Pirriwee Beach when the accusations against Ziggy increase. Why does Jane consider running away? Has she found running away to be a successful way to deal with problems in the past? What does the author reveal about running away to solve problems?

Essay Topic 2

Jane suffers from feelings of inferiority. What happened that made Jane feel inferior? How did that incident influence Jane’s behavior and personality in a negative way?

Essay Topic 3

Madeline gets tickets to a Disney on Ice show. How is Madeline’s decision to get the tickets and share them with other kindergarten parents an action of revenge? Why does Madeline feel that she needs to get even with Renata?

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