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

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

3. What did Didi get great joy from while with Sexton?

4. Where does Hettie live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

2. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Sexton meet Didi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Theo was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What happened to the girl with the gloves, and why was this significant to Sexton and his life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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