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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. Who do Evie, Bert and Primrose meet at dinner?

2. Does Primrose think Uncle Jack caused the fire?

3. Why does Uncle Jack not like Miss Bowzer's habit of serving everything on a waffle?

4. How long does it take before Primrose knows Evie and Bert well enough to tell them about her adventures?

5. What does Miss Honeycut say about the guinea pig's haircut?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?

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

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

5. Do Evie and Bert like Coal Harbour?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hope is a major theme of Everything on a Waffle. How does Primrose keep her hope alive while her parents are gone? Is it logical for her to believe that they are still alive? Why or why not? In the end, is Primrose right?

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 Primrose's father is lost at sea, her mother sails off into the storm to rescue him.

Part 1) Could both of Primrose's parents have been killed by doing this?

Part 2) Do you agree with her mother's decision? Why or why not?

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