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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 large chore does Johnny give Caddie and Tom during the summer?

2. What does Caddie pack her belongings in when she wants to run away?

3. What does Indian John's dog do that makes the Woodlawns mad at it?

4. What does Annabelle want to do in the hay?

5. What does Caddie do with her silver dollar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Caddie spend her money on the Hankinson children?

2. What is the final tally of the votes?

3. What does the foreign letter to Johnny say?

4. What does Caddie realize about Hetty when they sit together on the hill?

5. What news does Mr. Tanner bring to the Woodlawns?

6. What happens when Annabelle tries to salt the sheep?

7. What does Harriet do when Johnny reads her vote, and how do the children respond to this?

8. What does Katie say started her illness?

9. What happens when Warren performs his piece at Speaking Day?

10. What does Johnny tell his children to do in the summer when they are planning their fun day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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