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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 Chapter 8, does Miss Honeycut believe that Primrose's parents are still alive?

2. What is unique about Miss Perfidy's confusion?

3. What does Miss Bowzer say when Uncle Jack wants to buy her restaurant?

4. Where do Evie and Bert take Primrose for comfort food?

5. Does Primrose think it is a good idea for Miss Honeycut to invite Uncle Jack to dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do Evie and Bert like Coal Harbour?

3. How is the mystery of the missing sweaters finally solved?

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

5. What is Miss Perfidy's very unusual mental condition?

6. In Chapter 8, what does Miss Honeycut bring Primrose from the other children when she visits the hospital?

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

8. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?

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

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

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 a raincoat belonging to Primrose's mother is found at sea near a deserted island, it means very different things to different characters.

Part 1) What does the raincoat mean to the sheriff? Who shares his interpretation?

Part 2) What does the raincoat mean to Primrose, and why?

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