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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 "Knock, Knock Wolf," what did the girl who took Marcus's book give him?

2. In "The Weather is Bad," what letter does Sarah lose when she and Gretel are shopping at a supermarket?

3. In "The Dead Man Moving in the Forest," what did Gretel tell Marcus that she and her mother read?

4. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," how long is the bus ride to Gretel's office?

5. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," what does Gretel remember her mother having for breakfast when Marcus stayed with them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Knock, Knock Wolf," how was the game played?

2. In "The Dead Man Moving in the Forest," why did Gretel go to the river and what did she take with her?

3. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," what does Sarah do when Gretel takes Sarah to her office?

4. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," how does being out of the house affect Sarah when Gretel takes her to her office?

5. In "Knock, Knock Wolf," what did Gretel tell Fiona about the Bonak?

6. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," what did Margot dream and see after Charlie's death?

7. In "The Dead Man Moving in the Forest," how did Marcus describe Sarah when he first met her?

8. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," how did Margot reinvent herself?

9. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," what did Roger discover about seven years after Margot disappeared?

10. In "Knock, Knock Wolf," how did Marcus meet Gretel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is used to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of the novel? Does the mood change in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

Gretel has a love/hate relationship with her mother at times. Why did Gretel search for her mother? Why did she regret bringing her mother to her home? How would you describe their relationship? Why does Gretel have a love/hate relationship with her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Sarah began to lose memory and language. How does Sarah decline after she and Gretel reunited? What is revealed about Alzheimer’s and dementia through her decline?

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