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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 the narrator say the back of Annette's head looks like when she first sees her?

2. What kind of keys does the narrator say Phil has on his key ring?

3. Which of the following comics does Casey pick from the newspaper stand?

4. What film does the narrator try to watch on TV?

5. What does the movie make Casey realize about Chinese people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn't Casey like Phil?

4. How does Paw Paw hope her friend can help Casey?

5. How does Jasmine live the rest of her life?

6. What agreement do Casey and Paw Paw come to?

7. How does the spell effect the Walker family?

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

9. Why is Barney's current situation so dire?

10. Why do Jasmine and Peony cast a spell on the younger Walker brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their goals? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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 is it so difficult for Casey to leave her father? What kind of relationship do they have? How is the relationship effecting both?

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