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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 like Miss Bowzer's habit of serving everything on a waffle?

2. Why are ladies from the church at the beach?

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

4. Does Primrose think that Evie and Bert are nice?

5. What does Primrose think the candy looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?

2. What is unique about the food at Miss Bowzer's restaurant?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Do Evie and Bert like Coal Harbour?

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

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

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

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 3

Primrose's parents, especially her father, are somewhat mysterious.

Part 1) What does the reader know about Primrose's mother?

Part 2) What does the reader know about Primrose's father?

Part 3) How do Primrose's parents feel about her?

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