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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like when Morgan, his dad, and Remy leave Mr. Thomson’s home?

2. What day does Remy go to the church to help polish the Christmas silver?

3. Where do Remy and Morgan sit in his father’s car after leaving Mr. Thompson’s home?

4. In front of Mac, what would Morgan rather kiss than Remy?

5. Where is Mr. Marland when Remy is telling her mother every word of the visit to Mr. Thompson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Fielding and Mrs. Campbell change greatly after they learn who stole the sign. What is Mr. Fielding like before? How did the incident get him to think about his teaching and interaction with his students? How did he change? How does his teaching change? What is Mrs. Campbell like before she learns Morgan stole the sign? How does her personality change? How do her feelings about the holidays change?

Essay Topic 2

For Morgan and Remy, Mrs. Thompson’s death is a life-changing experience; but for Nickie, nothing changes in his life. What type of people were Morgan and Remy before the accident? How were their lives changed by the accident? Did the experience cause them to mature? What type of person was Nickie before the accident? Did Mrs. Thompson’s death change Nickie in any way?

Essay Topic 3

The Campbells are much more interested in news than the Marlands. How often do the Campbells watch the news? How else do they keep up with what is going on in the world? Why do the Marlands get a newspaper? How often do they watch the news on television? Why are the Campbells more news-minded than the Marlands? What does the Campbell’s interest in the news reveal about the differences between the two families?

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