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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 realize Bounce Reyburn is going to do when she sees him?
2. Where does Janey's father take her at the beginning of Chapter 5?
3. What does Janey sense as she sits near the river?
4. Where does Janey wish she could go in Chapter 5?
5. What place does Mr. Larkin finish in in the contest?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the family relieved as Mom's condition continues to improve?
2. How do the Larkins spend the money won in the cotton picking contest?
3. Where does Janey decide to go since Dad is not going to work and won't be taking her to school this day?
4. 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?
5. What is Janey's reasoning for gauging the teacher by how the teacher reacts to the horned toad?
6. Explain what Janey knows about the Camp School.
7. Why does the Camp School come to a close?
8. What is the purpose of Miss Peterson's visit to the Larkin house?
9. What is Dad's description of bravery and why does Janey now have a better appreciation for the bravery exhibited by her parents?
10. What does the large pile of firewood at the house signify for Janey?
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
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply BLUE WILLOW. What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.
Essay Topic 3
Create a brief character study of Mr. Larkin. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?
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