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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. Who gets the upper hand of the school after the initial scuffle?

2. What does Tom do to pay for the beautiful valentine he has bought?

3. Who is the guest at dinner?

4. What does Edmund say Harriet has never been able to do?

5. What was the occupation of Johnny's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Caddie and her brothers do at the beginning of the book?

2. What is so surprising to the Indians about the Woodlawn children?

3. What happens when Johnny sees Indian John when Caddie is brought home?

4. Into what does Harriet put much of her effort on the farm, and why is this surprising?

5. How does Caddie feel about pigeon hunting?

6. What prank does Edmund play on Caddie when he first gets off the boat?

7. What does Harriet say when she comes home after trying to sell turkeys?

8. What does Caddie overhear Melvin Kent say while he is at her house?

9. How do Johnny and Harriet feel when Caddie shows up at the dock?

10. What happens when Caddie is late to dinner at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Johnny choose to raise Caddie and why? How does this decision affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Carol Ryrie Brink have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

This plot took place during the Civil War. How did this historic event shape the main characters in the book?

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