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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. Who do the girls bring to Hettie at the beginning of the book?
(a) A swan.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A dove.
(d) A pigeon.

2. Where does Hettie wait for the girls at the beginning of the book?
(a) A park.
(b) A store.
(c) An alley.
(d) A basement.

3. How does Sexton describe his life at the beginning of the book?
(a) Fruitless.
(b) Alone.
(c) Sad.
(d) Empty.

4. What is Hettie?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A devil.
(c) An angel.
(d) A witch.

5. What does the person threatening Sexton tell Didi Sexton will be used as?
(a) A road map.
(b) A good cover.
(c) A bargaining chip.
(d) A pawn in the game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sexton's last name?

2. What does Sexton get trapped under after he slips?

3. What do people call Hettie?

4. What does Sexton slip on when his mother sends him out?

5. What color is the bird delivered to Hettie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hettie want from Didi, and what is Didi's response to this?

2. What does Didi say about her family when Sexton comments on a picture of them?

3. What does Sexton do when Hettie speaks to him on the street?

4. Why does Hettie think Sexton can show her where Didi is?

5. What happens when Sexton leaves Didi's apartment?

6. What does Sexton do before leaving his house as his mother sends him away?

7. What does Didi tell Sexton she is?

8. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

9. What do the girls think Hettie is going to do with the bird they bring her?

10. What brings Didi great joy when she gets to her apartment?

(see the answer keys)

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