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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. Where does Lizzie have stitches?

2. Where is Lizzie when she wakes up?

3. What does Lizzie have to buy to go diving?

4. Who does Lizzie buy postcards for?

5. What is the Well?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thandie, and how does Lizzie meet her?

2. What do Curtis, Lizzie, and Thandie all have in common at the beginning of the book?

3. Who is Betty, and how does she know Lizzie?

4. Who is Curtis, and how does Lizzie know him?

5. What is Lizzie's first dream in Elsewhere?

6. How does Lizzie discover her gift for speaking with dogs?

7. What does Owen say to Lizzie after she contacts her family?

8. What were Lizzie's last spoken words, and how does she feel when she finds out what they were?

9. What happens when Lizzie makes a list of after contacting her family?

10. What does Lucy tell us at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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