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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 do the Hankinsons do when their mother shows up in the school room?

2. What instrument does Robert play?

3. What gift does Indian John leave for Caddie when he leaves the Woodlawn's house?

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

5. What will two of the children do while one is working?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the heroes Miss Parker singles out after the fire?

3. How does Obediah protect the school from the fire?

4. What does Hetty say to Caddie the morning after her punishment from Harriet?

5. At the end of the book, where does Caddie always look, and why?

6. What does Johnny say to Caddie after Harriet punishes her for the prank on Annabelle?

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

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

9. What does the foreign letter to Johnny say?

10. What does Robert do when he finds the peep show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair occurs in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety are two ideas that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how do these affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tom's relationship with Katie change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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