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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. In Part Three, Chapter 1, what types of home are mentioned?
2. In Part Two, Chapter 20, how many weeks does Mike practice with Mrs. Sturbridge to adapt his piece for the harmonica?
3. In Part Three, Chapter 11, how long will Susan and her mother be at her grandmother's?
4. In Part Two, Chapter 14, where is Mrs. Sturbridge going?
5. What is Fernando's job in the army in Part Three, Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Four, Chapter 2, what does Mike remember happened after he fell from the tree up until present day?
2. In Part Two, Chapter 18, what does Mike see and hear when he goes back to the Sturbridge house?
3. Why did Kenny not return the harmonica to Ivy as he had promised he would do after the war?
4. In Part Four, Chapter 3, what does Ivy remember about her brother Fernando?
5. What is the Ward house like?
6. In Part Three, Chapter 5, what will be Ivy's mother's job?
7. What does Ivy discover about the musical talents of the Yamamoto children in Part Three, Chapter 15?
8. In Part Three, Chapter 21, who is the boy who is always riding his bicycle?
9. What has Frankie been doing and what does he want to do to please Mrs. Sturbridge in Part Two, Chapter 14?
10. In Part Three, Chapter 20, what does Ivy do with her harmonica?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mrs. Sturbridge does not want Mike or Frankie when they are brought to her house. Why does her opinion about the boys change and what brings about the change in her opinion?
Essay Topic 2
Friedrich is bullied at school. What is Friedrich’s father’s response to the bullying that his son faces, and how does his response affect Friedrich’s life?
Essay Topic 3
Mike uses deductive reasoning to come to the conclusion that Mrs. Sturbridge is going to send him and Frankie away. How does Mike use deductive reasoning to come to that conclusion and based on the end of the story, how does deductive reasoning lead Mike to the wrong conclusion?
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