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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. Why did Sophie have to wait to be treated at the hospital?

2. Why does Cynthia seek out Otto's help?

3. How does Sophie feel after telling Otto about going out with Charlie?

4. What does Sophie hope will happen when she and Otto flirt?

5. What does the bell ringing in the hospital mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tom? Why does he say the Bentwoods are lucky?

2. What does Sophie hope will happen when she flirts with Otto? What comes of it?

3. What does Sophie do while the cat is taken to the ASPCA?

4. What does Otto suggest to Sophie when they return home from Flynders?

5. How did the Bentwoods catch the cat?

6. Who is Mr. Haynes? How is his home described?

7. What does Sophie do after calling some hospitals? Why?

8. What does Otto promise to do for Sophie when they return from the hospital?

9. What does Otto feel determined to do after the hospital visit and why?

10. Why does Sophie realize Charlie spoke to her instead of to Otto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings their effect on the plot. Why might Paula Fox have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears? How do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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