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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. How does Miss Perfidy act when Primrose visits her in Chapter 7?

2. How is Miss Perfidy's outfit unusual in Chapter 7?

3. How does Primrose describe the recipe for cinnamon rolls?

4. What group meets to decide who will have custody of Primrose?

5. What does Primrose decide to write in her mother's notebook?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what has happened to Primrose's parents?

2. Primrose searches her mother's notebook for clues, but finds only what?

3. How does Primrose's mother react when her husband is lost at sea in his huge fishing boat?

4. What has happened to Primrose's father in the first chapter?

5. The children who taunt her remind Primrose of what vegetable?

6. Who visits Uncle Jack and brings him lemon cookies?

7. Does Primrose believe in intuition?

8. Why does Primrose slip into the drugstore one day?

9. Who calls the sheriff and why, when Primrose is in the drugstore?

10. Why does the town hold a memorial service for Primrose's parents in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Honeycut and Miss Bowzer are both involved in Primrose's life in different ways.

Part 1) Compare and contrast Miss Honeycut and Miss Bowzer, including their personalities, jobs and roles in Primrose's life.

Part 2) Ultimately, who helps Primrose more, Miss Honeycut or Miss Bowzer?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the personality of Sheriff Peters in the story, especially his role in the discovery of the raincoat. Could he have done a better job of looking for Primrose's parents? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When Primrose's parents disappear, no one knows quite what to do with her. There is a lot of debate about where she should live.

Part 1) Compare and contrast Primrose's living situations with Miss Perfidy, Uncle Jack and her foster parents, Evie and Bert. What are the good points of each? What are the bad points?

Part 2) Although Uncle Jack is at first reluctant to be Primrose's guardian, eventually he agrees. Does he do a good job or a bad job? Explain why you think so.

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