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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 Clara wish she could wear every day?

2. How many buttons are on Annabelle's prized dress?

3. What time will the vote be held?

4. How does Annabelle say she wants to act while in Wisconsin?

5. What is the last day of school called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie say started her illness?

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

3. What does Indian John ask of Caddie before he travels west for a time?

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

5. What does the foreign letter to Johnny say?

6. What happens when the Woodlawns get caught in a storm on the last day of school?

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

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

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

10. What happens when Annabelle tries to ride Pete?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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