View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sexton's mother?

2. What kind of place does Didi live in?

3. What purpose does Didi say her family served for her?

4. What is Mrs. Robbins first name?

5. What is Mrs. Robbins's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sexton's mother send him out of the house?

2. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

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

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

5. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

6. What does Hettie use the bird for?

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

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

9. What does Sexton say when he sees a picture of Didi's family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

`What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 594 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample