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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 11, how long will Susan and her mother be at her grandmother's?

2. In Part Three, Chapter 20, what does Luz cook?

3. In Part Two, Chapter 14, where is Mrs. Sturbridge going?

4. When does Part Three take place?

5. How did Henry die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Four, Chapter 3, what does Ivy remember about her brother Fernando?

2. Why did Mike give up the harmonica?

3. What is the Ward house like?

4. Why did Kenny not return the harmonica to Ivy as he had promised he would do after the war?

5. In Part Three, Chapter 18, how is Ivy able to explore the secret room at the Yamamoto house?

6. How did Mrs. Sturbridge's son die?

7. In Part Three, Chapter 3, why does Fernando give Ivy his jacket?

8. In Part Three, Chapter 21, who is the boy who is always riding his bicycle?

9. In Part Four, Chapter 1, what does Friedrich relate about what happened to his sister Elisabeth?

10. How does Mike practice for the harmonica competition in Part Two, Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The harmonica helps the main characters in the novel deal with the difficulties in their lives. How does having the harmonica assist each of the main characters in freeing themselves from the difficulties and challenges in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

From Otto to the princesses, to Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy, all the characters had issues to deal with in the story. How did each character resolve the issues that they faced?

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