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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. Primrose asks the sheriff if he or she has ever believed something, in spite of all the evidence. What is the sherriff's answer?

2. What is Primrose's last name?

3. What smell do some people believe makes a house "homier" and helps to sell it?

4. What is the name of Kate Bowzer's restaurant?

5. What are Primrose's comments about making caramel apples?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Mr. Cantina's dog while Primrose is in the drugstore.

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

5. Why does Uncle Jack want to change Coal Harbour?

6. Does Primrose believe her parents are dead after the raincoat is found?

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

8. When does Primrose move to Uncle Jack's House?

9. What does the reader expect to happen when the sheriff takes Primrose to his office?

10. Why are Primrose's sweaters left at Miss Perfidy's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the character Miss Honeycut change during the novel?

Part 1) What is Primrose's impression of Miss Honeycut at the beginning of the book?

Part 2) How has that impression changed by the end of the book?

Part 3) Which impression of Miss Honeycut is more accurate?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the whaling industry declining in Coal Harbour? Is it right for people to hunt endangered whales? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Although Primrose has good motives, many times her adventures turn out badly.

1) What are some examples of Primrose's misadventures?

2) Is she a bad person simply because things do not work out?

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