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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. Who does Miss Honeycut have crush on?

2. Who calls the sheriff when Primrose is in the store?

3. Primrose tells Uncle Jack he could sell the "cinnamon house" if he would just do one thing. What is it?

4. One of the girls taunting her says that Primrose's mother should have done what instead of sailing off into the storm to find her husband?

5. Uncle Jack tells Primrose she can come with him to show the "cinnamon house" if she will learn to do one thing. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is it called the "cinnamon house"?

3. What did Primrose do when her mother smoked? What reminds her of this?

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

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

6. What does Miss Bowzer say when Primrose asks if she believes in intuition?

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

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

9. Is Uncle Jack a "developer" as the children claim?

10. Where do Primrose and Uncle Jack live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Miss Perfidy's character changes as the book progresses.

1) What are some examples of Miss Perfidy's oddness in the beginning and the end of the book?

2) Does Primrose learn to like Miss Perfidy better over time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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