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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. Why does Paw Paw say all the girls in the family are destined to be lonely?

2. The narrator says Annette is studying to be ______________.

3. According to Phil, who said that young minds should not be exposed to films like Dracula?

4. What does Barney have up his nose at the beginning of this section?

5. Who sacrifices herself to save Peony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Casey learn from the Kung-Fu movie?

2. How do the Walkers help Peony, Jasmine, and their mother?

3. What is Casey's life like with her father?

4. How does the spell effect the Walker family?

5. Why does Casey hate her new school?

6. What does Sheridan tell Casey about Barney?

7. Describe the park Paw-Paw takes Casey to.

8. What does the owl story symbolize within context to the entire story?

9. How does the younger Walker try to save his parents from starvation?

10. Why doesn't Casey like Phil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has the death of Jeanine affected by Barney? How would their lives have been different if she had lived?

Essay Topic 2

How does Casey grow as a person through her relationship with Paw Paw? What does Paw Paw give Casey that Barney could never give her? What kind of person do you think Casey would have become if she had stayed with Barney?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Paw Paw have such a poor relationship with her son Phil, but has such sympathy for Barney? What do you think about the way she treats both men? How does her treatment affect both of them?

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