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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose photo does Daniel find?
(a) Simon's.
(b) Matt's.
(c) Pat's.
(d) Avery's.

2. What do the neighbors continue to bring to the Morrison children?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Food.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Books.

3. Whose garden does Katie weed during her high school years?
(a) Miss Vernon's.
(b) Mrs. Gustafson's.
(c) Miss Piper's.
(d) Mrs. Lowell's.

4. Why does Matt take Katie and their younger sister to the ponds?
(a) To catch fireflies.
(b) To swim.
(c) To fish.
(d) To watch the wildlife.

5. Who is the youngest of the Morrison children?
(a) Bo.
(b) Sara.
(c) Ava.
(d) Lyndie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Katie to think about her past in Chapter 2?

2. What request does Miss Carrington have for Aunt Annie?

3. Where does Luke work on the weekends?

4. Why does Luke want to work in the late afternoons?

5. What does the person in #63 tell Katie about Jackson Pye?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Aunt Annie's presence accepted in the Morrison household?

2. What are Matt's thoughts regarding the neighbors bringing food and other items to the Morrison kids?

3. What does Katie recall Miss Vernon telling her about Jackson Pye's sons and her intentions toward one of them?

4. What does Katie recall about Laurie Pye's fight in school and what does she wish had happened differently?

5. What does Katie recall about a fight between Laurie Pye and a school bully one day?

6. What is Mary Lawson's nationality, and how does she write about her native country?

7. What does Katie recall about the days after her parents' deaths?

8. How do the Morrison children learn that their parents have been killed?

9. How does the author show the nobility of Luke's character?

10. What type of work is Luke able to find in order to support the family?

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