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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 is Janey excited to see on her walk?

2. Who will be a swamper for Mr. Larkin today?

3. What does the Larkin family have all they want of on the farm?

4. What does the teacher allow the students to do during the day?

5. How does Janey know that her Mom is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Janey taken with the story of King Arthur and how does Dad say that they also have bravery?

2. What is the purpose of Miss Peterson's visit to the Larkin house?

3. What does Janey offer to Bounce as rent payment so that he will leave the house?

4. What does Janey do to prevent Bounce from shooting the ducks she has been watching?

5. Why does Dad enter into a fight with Bounce that could land Dad in jail?

6. Why does Janey go to the Anderson house prior to the Larkin family's leaving the area and what does she learn from Mr. Anderson regarding her willow plate?

7. What is Janey's reasoning for gauging the teacher by how the teacher reacts to the horned toad?

8. Why does the Camp School come to a close?

9. What does the eucalyptus tree job mean for the Larkin family?

10. Why does Janey have so much anxiety about the cotton picking contest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Bounce Reyburn. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Bounce's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Mrs. Larkin. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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