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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. Who is Alice's parental guardian?

2. Where do Zach's maternal grandparents live?

3. What color coat is Alice wearing when the children go to the bus stop in Chapter 6?

4. Where does Zach keep his action figures?

5. What is the name of Alice's aunt that tried gaining custody of Alice when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tinshoe Jones described? What does Tinshoe tell Alice, Poppy, and Zach?

2. How is Zach’s father’s history in the family described in Chapter 2? When did Zach’s father leave?

3. How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy first meet, according to the flashback in Chapter 8?

4. What game are Zach, Alice, and Poppy playing in Chapter 1? How is the game described?

5. How does Zach respond when Alice suggests they play the game in Chapter 4?

6. How does Zach justify going on the quest with Alice and Poppy in Chapter 6?

7. What proof does Poppy offer of her story in Chapter 5?

8. What are the “Questions” that Poppy passes to Zach at school in Chapter 2? How does he respond?

9. What is related in Alice’s note to Zach in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

10. How does Zach react when Poppy brings up the game in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Zach's father throw away Zach's action figures? How does Zach respond? What is symbolized through this action in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the home lives of Alice, Poppy, and Zach in the novel. How would you describe each character's relationship with his/her parents? Where do the children play their game most of the time? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet? For how long have they been friends? When and how did their imaginary game develop?

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