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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 what sport does Uncle Jack hope to involve Primrose?

2. Who actually ends up being the team's goalie?

3. Where does Uncle Jack spend the night after the fire?

4. Why does Primrose like Miss Bowzer's habit of serving everything on a waffle?

5. Who assigns Primrose the job of caring for a guinea pig on the weekend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Primrose and Uncle Jack disagree about Miss Bowzer's practice of serving everything on a waffle?

2. How is being in foster care different than Primrose expected?

3. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?

4. What is Uncle Jack's reaction when Primrose is put in foster care?

5. What happens to Miss Perfidy in Chapter 14, when she is in the hospital?

6. How does Primrose end up in the hosptial in Chapter 8?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Uncle Jack suggest that Primrose do on her daily trips to the pier, and what is the result?

8. How does the guinea pig's cage catch on fire?

9. What does Primrose believe Miss Honeycut's motive was when she put together a file for Children and Family services?

10. What does Miss Honeycut mean when she says that Primrose attacked a "small, helpless animal"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Who is Lena of the recipe for Lena's Boiled Potatoes? How did she become involved in potatoes and what was the result? What was Primrose's role in the potato fiasco?

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