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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. Does Primrose think Uncle Jack caused the fire?

2. How does Primrose get in trouble following Uncle Jack's advice?

3. What type of candy does Primrose receive while in the hospital?

4. What does Uncle Jack try to do at Miss Honeycut's dinner?

5. Uncle Jack allows the hockey players to use the gym for free if they will do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before she is put in the hospital, what is Miss Perfidy's garbled version of Primrose's story?

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

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

4. When Uncle Jack goes to dinner with Miss Honeycut, what are their different goals?

5. What are two examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 11 and 12?

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

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

8. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?

9. In Chapter 8, Primrose's sweaters are missing. What are some of the possible reasons for this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the people in Coal Harbour are a little odd, including Miss Perfidy, Miss Bowzer, Miss Honeycut, Primrose's mother and Primrose.

Part 1) List some of the unusual traits of these characters. How do they change the story? Would it be more entertaining or less entertaining?

Part 2) Would Primrose miss her mother as much if she was more like other people? 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

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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