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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. Why does Primrose try to cut the guinea pig's hair?

2. How does Child and Family Services become involved in Primrose's case?

3. When Primrose follows Uncle Jack's advice, how does it end up?

4. What does Primrose think about Miss Bowzer's habit of serving everything on a waffle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Do Evie and Bert like Coal Harbour?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in the novel. At many points, Primrose hints at future events, including going into foster care and losing her toe. List as many examples of foreshadowing as possible, and discuss each one.

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

When Uncle Jack agrees to care for Primrose after her parents disappear, does he have good intentions?

Part 1) What are his shortcomings as a guardian?

Part 2) What could he have done better?

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