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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 Janey's father require from Bounce?

2. What does Bounce sign after Dad writes it?

3. What does Janey place her feet on to sleep at night?

4. What has Janey always longed to do?

5. What will Janey's father do on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mom give to Janey to take to the fair?

2. Why is Janey jealous of Lupe?

3. How could Janey's comment about Lupe's skin be considered prejudiced?

4. What has Janey always longed to do in a permanent place?

5. How does Janey finally decide to spend her own nickel?

6. What does Mom say at the riverbank that surprises Janey for its poetry?

7. What exhibits do Janey and Lupe look at at the fair and why does Lupe reason that Janey wants to stay by herself in the library booth?

8. Why does Janey decide not to make any effort to see if there are any kids living in the Mexican family nearby?

9. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding the willow plate in Chapter 4?

10. What are the differences between a regular school and a camp school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Janey learns from her father? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Janey always recall about her father from their experiences in California during the Great Depression?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Doris Gates is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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