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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 does Sexton go when his mother sends him out?

2. What does Sexton trip on after leaving Didi's place?

3. Where does Hettie live?

4. What month does this book start in?

5. What does Sexton say he hoped Didi was when he met her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

3. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

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

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

6. How does Sexton meet Didi?

7. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

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

9. How does Sexton show his compassion when he sees Billy?

10. What does Sexton think is happening to Didi when she tells him who she is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Generosity was a key theme in this book. Where did this theme appear and which characters were the most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

What was Theo to be paid for his part in capturing Didi, and why was this seen as so valuable?

Essay Topic 3

Didi had some very strange quirks. What were some of these oddities, where did they come from, and how did their inclusion in the book alter the course of the plot?

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