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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. Where do Douglas, his grandfather and brother meet Leo?

2. Which of the following terms is an antonym for the term jubilant?

3. Which of the following words would Douglas use to describe Green Town?

4. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?

5. What does Leo believe machines end up being used for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Helen overcome her exasperation at the children not being able to accept the fact that she was once young?

2. What portion of this section of the novel is the best example of the division between the elderly and the young?

3. What ruins Douglas' zest for life and desire to take in every new detail?

4. Why does Douglas suggest that he and John spend the time alone in a haystack doing nothing?

5. What is Leo having a difficult time resolving in his own mind that he discusses albeit briefly with Douglas?

6. In what ways was the fact that change is difficult for children reinforced in this section of the novel?

7. What does the Green Machine offer to Miss Fern and Miss Roberta that is suddenly taken away after the accident?

8. Which brother seems more like the father and in what way do they seem to be the same?

9. Why does Douglas believe that he must get new sneakers to keep his new found sense of aliveness?

10. What do Douglas and his father experience very differently and provide one example of how they see the same event quite differently?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail the changes Douglas undergoes throughout the novel. Use specific details from the novel to support your description. Do you believe the changes were for the positive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Kinship and personal connections are often explored throughout the novel. How and why is this an important part of the novel's themes? Do you agree with the way the author portrays these concepts? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Generation gaps are explored throughout the novel. In what way is this important to the understanding of the characters of this novel? How do you personally relate to members of your own family who are from other generations? Use specific examples.

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